道德經七十六章,強弱相化
人之生也柔弱,其死也堅強。
萬物草木之生也柔脆,其死也枯槁。
故堅強者死之徒,柔弱者生之徒。
是以兵強則不勝,木強則折。
強大處下,柔弱處上。
現代漢語解說:
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人出生成長的時候, 身體是柔弱的;人死的時候,身體變僵硬。
各種草木,其發育生長的時候,是柔弱的;草木死的時候,變的枯乾堅硬。
所以,堅硬強大的時候,是走向死亡的路;柔軟弱小的時候,是走向成長的道路。
因而,軍隊強硬的時候,不是走向勝利。樹木堅硬的時候,走向枯折。
強大的時候,走向下坡之路。柔弱的時候,走向上坡之路。
English:
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When a person is at his birth and
growing, his body is weak and soft; when he is dying, his body is getting hard
and firm.
Everything such as trees and grasses,
when they are germinating and growing, they are weak and soft; when the trees
or grasses are dying, the are getting dry and firm.
As thus, when a thing is strong
and tough, it is on the way getting weak; when a thing is weak and faint, it is
on the way getting strong.
Therefore, when the army is strong and tough,
it is not going to get triumph; when a tree is strong and firm, it is going to
be dry and die.
A thing at strong status will go down
to weak status. A thing at weak status will go up to strong status.