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Dao De Jing Introduction Table of content – The Way and Its Power

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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Daodejing II. 73.

Section De – Chapter LXXIII

He whose braveness lies in daring, slays.
He whose braveness lies in not daring , gives life.
Of these two, either may be profitable or unprofitable.
But “Heaven hates what it hates;
None can know the reason why”.
Wherefore the Sage, too, disallows it.
For it is the way of Heaven not to strive but none the less to conquer,
Not to speak, but none the less to get an answer,
Not to beckon; yet things come to it of themselves.
Heaven is like one who says little, yet none the less has laid his plans.
Heaven's net is wide;
Coarse are the meshes, yet nothing slips through.

Waley 73

勇于表现刚强的易于送命, 善于表现柔弱的反能生存。都是勇, 但由于表现的方式不同, 结果也不同。这是自然规律, 又有谁知天意呢?
圣人也难判断。
自然规律是不争而取得胜利, 不言而万物响应, 不召而众生自来, 坦然筹谋天下事。后自然广大无边、无所不包, 没有一点漏失。

白话翻译

He who is fearless in being bold will meet with his death;
He who is fearless in being timid will stay alive.
Of the two, one leads to good, the other to harm.

Heaven hates what it hates,
Who knows the reason why?

Therefore even the sage treats some things as difficult.

The way of heaven
Excels in overcoming though it does not contend,
In responding though it does not speak,
In attracting though it does not summon,
In laying plans though it appears slack.

The net of heaven is cast wide.
Though the mesh is not fine, yet nothing ever slips through.

Lau 73

Celui qui met son courage à oser, trouve la mort.
Celui qui met son courage à ne pas oser, trouve la vie.
De ces deux choses, l'une est utile, l'autre est nuisible.
Lorsque le ciel déteste quelqu'un, qui est-ce qui pourrait sonder ses motifs ?
C'est pourquoi le Saint se décide difficilement à agir.
Telle est la voie (la conduite) du ciel.
Il ne lutte point, et il sait remporter la victoire.
Il ne parle point, et (les êtres) savent lui obéir.
Il ne les appelle pas, et ils accourent d'eux-mêmes.
Il paraît lent, et il sait former des plans habiles.
Le filet du ciel est immense ; ses mailles sont écartées et cependant personne n'échappe.

Julien 73

Wer Mut zeigt in Waghalsigkeiten,
der kommt um.
Wer Mut zeigt, ohne waghalsig zu sein,
des bleibt am Leben.
Von diesen beiden hat die eine Art Gewinn,
die andre Schaden.
Wer aber weiß den Grund davon,
daß der Himmel einen haßt?
Also auch der Berufene:
Er sieht die Schwierigkeiten.
Des Himmels SINN streitet nicht
und ist doch gut im Siegen.
Er redet nicht
und findet doch gute Antwort.
Er winkt nicht,
und es kommt doch alles von selbst.
Er ist gelassen
und ist doch gut im Planen.
Des Himmels Netz ist ganz weitmaschig,
aber er verliert nichts.

Wilhelm 73

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