第四十六章
俭欲
天下有道，却走马以粪。
天下无道，戎马生于郊。
祸莫大于不知足；
咎莫大于欲得。
故知足之足，常足矣。
王弼注
英译 · James Legge
The moderating of desire or ambition
When the Dao prevails in the world, they send back their swift horses to (draw) the dung- carts. When the Dao is disregarded in the world, the war-horses breed in the border lands.
There is no guilt greater than to sanction ambition; no calamity greater than to be discontented with one's lot; no fault greater than the wish to be getting. Therefore the sufficiency of contentment is an enduring and unchanging sufficiency.
天下有道，却走马以粪。
天下有道，知足知止，无求于外，各修其内而已，故却走马以治田粪也。
天下无道，戎马生于郊。
贪欲无厌，不修其内，各求于外，故戎马生于郊也。
祸莫大于不知足；咎莫大于欲得。故知足之足，常足矣。