The naturalist, individualist and politic doctrine of Lao-tse exhibited in 81 poetic and obscure texts. Tr. Waley (en), Lau (en), Julien (fr) and Wilhelm (de).
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Section Dao – Chapter XVIII
It was when the Great Way declined
That human kindness and morality arose;
It was when intelligence and knowledge appeared
That the Great Artifice began.
It was when the six near ones were no longer at peace
That there was talk of “dutiful sons”;
Nor till fatherland was dark with strife
Did we hear of “loyal slaves”.
Waley 18
上古的时候, 人民诚实, 不识不知, 根本没有虚伪。中古的时候, 民情日凿, 于是统治者就想用他的“智慧”创造制度法令来治理人民, 而人们就开始用“智慧”去逃避它, 于是虚伪狡诈也随之产生。家族中如能推诚相与, 和睦相处, 根本用不着孝和慈, 等到六亲失和, 孝慈才会产生。国家清明的时候, 臣子们各尽其职, 没有所谓的忠臣。国家昏乱以後, 臣子不能负责尽职, 忠臣才随之产生。
白话翻译
When the great way falls into disuse
There are benevolence and rectitude;
When cleverness emerges
There is great hypocrisy;
When the six relations are at variance
There are filial children;
When the state is benighted
There are loyal ministers.
Lau 18
Quand la grande Voie10 eut dépéri, on vit paraître l'humanité et la justice.
Quand la prudence et la perspicacité se furent montrées, on vit naître une grande hypocrisie.
Quand les six parents eurent cessé de vivre en bonne harmonie, on vit des actes de piété filiale et d'affection paternelle.
Quand les États furent tombés dans le désordre, on vit des sujets fidèles et dévoués.
Julien 18
Geht der große SINN zugrunde,
so gibt es Sittlichkeit und Pflicht.
Kommen Klugheit und Wissen auf,
so gibt es die großen Lügen.
Werden die Verwandten uneins,
so gibt es Kinderpflicht und Liebe.
Geraten die Staaten in Verwirrung,
so gibt es die treuen Beamten.
Wilhelm 18
The Way and Its Power – Dao De Jing I. 18. – Chinese off/on – Français/English
Alias Daode Jing, Dao De Jing, Tao Te Ching, Tao Teh Ching, le Tao-tö-king, Lao-Tzu Te-Tao Ching, the Laozi, Lao Zi, the Lao Tze, le Lao-tseu, The Book of the Way and its Virtue, the Way and its Power.
The Book of Odes, The Analects, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Three-characters book, The Book of Changes, The Way and its Power, 300 Tang Poems, The Art of War, Thirty-Six Strategies
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