第四十四章
立戒
名与身孰亲？
身与货孰多？
得与亡孰病？
是故甚爱必大费；
多藏必厚亡。
知足不辱，知止不殆，可以长久。
王弼注
英译 · James Legge
Cautions
Or fame or life,
Which do you hold more dear?
Or life or wealth,
To which would you adhere?
Keep life and lose those other things;
Keep them and lose your life: - which brings
Sorrow and pain more near?
Thus we may see,
Who cleaves to fame
Rejects what is more great;
Who loves large stores
Gives up the richer state.
Who is content
Needs fear no shame.
Who knows to stop
Incurs no blame.
From danger free
Long live shall he.
名与身孰亲？
尚名好高，其身必疏。
身与货孰多？
贪货无厌，其身必少。
得与亡孰病？
得多利而亡其身，何者为病也。
是故甚爱必大费，多藏必厚亡，
甚爱不与物通，多藏不与物散，求之者多，攻之者众，为物所病，故大费厚亡也。
知足不辱，知止不殆，可以长久。