道德經 第七十二章 威
民不畏威,則大威至。
無狎其所居,無厭其所生。
夫唯不厭,是以不厭。
是以聖人自知不自見,自愛不自貴。
故去彼取此。
當人民不害怕威權的時候,就是最大威望到來的時候。
人民居所不受到侵擾,人民生活不受到壓迫。
只有人民不受到壓迫,政權才不受到反抗。
因此,聰明人知道自己的情況,而不高調張揚;珍愛自己的權力義務,而不高估自己。
所以,要避免高調張揚和高估自己,強調了解自己情況和珍愛自己權力義務。
When people are not afraid of authoritarian,
the great prestige is coming.
People』s dwellings are not instructed.
People』s livings are not oppressed.
Only when people are not oppressed,
the regime will not be revolted.
Therefore, the wise person know himself,
but not show his high profile,
Love himself, but not overvalue himself.
As thus, get rid of those ones (show
high profile, overvalue himself, etc.), keep these ones (know himself, love
himself, etc.).