Chapter 18 After the magnificent dao collapsed

 

Chapter 18

大道廢,有仁義;智慧出,有大偽;六親不和,有孝慈;國家昏亂,有忠臣。

da dao fei, you ren yi
大道廢,有仁義

After the magnificent dao collapsed in human society due to the emergence of the monarchy, then came the act of grace of ren and yi by the ruling monarchy to treat the people.

zhi hui chu, you da
wei
智慧出,有大偽

Because of the crafty mindset, there came the great disguise of socio-political system in order to justify the legitimacy of rule by monarchy.

liu qin bu he, you
xiao ci
六親不和,有孝慈

After the natural kinship of the family was broken in discord over the royal family wealth, then came the demands of feudal codices signifying filial piety and paternal care in a superficial way.

guo jia hun luan, you
zhong chen
國家昏亂,有忠臣

After the country was in dissension due to internal dispute of the royal family, there came the demand of loyalty of the officials.