|
Chapter 55 |
含德之厚，比於赤子；毒虫不螫，猛獸不據，攫鳥不搏。骨弱筋柔而握固，未知牝牡之合而晙作，精之至也。終日號而不嗄，和之至也。知和曰常，知常曰明，益生曰祥，物壯則老，謂之不道，不道早已！ |
|
han de zhi hou, bi yu chi zi |
Taking the newborn baby for example, we will know how enrichment of de is. |
|
du chong bu shi |
Even a newborn poisonous insect does not sting. |
|
meng shou bu ju |
Even a newborn wild beast does not seize. |
|
jue niao bu bo |
Even a newborn wild bird does not strike. |
|
gu ruo jin rou er wo |
A newborn baby’s bones are tenderly fragile and his muscles are tenderly lithe, but his fist still grips firmly. |
|
wei zhi pin mu zhi he |
A newborn baby does not have any knowledge of copulation, but his genital still erects. |
|
jing zhi zhi ye |
It is all due to the essence of life. |
|
zhong ri hao er bu |
A newborn baby cries all day but his voice never cracks. |
|
he zhi zhi ye |
It is all due to the nature of harmony. |
|
zhi he yue chang |
Knowing the nature of harmony means knowing what perpetuity is. |
|
zhi chang yue ming |
Knowing what perpetuity is means enlightenment. |
|
yi sheng yue xiang |
Benefiting life means peace. |
|
wu zhuang ze lao, wei zhi bu dao |
Anything strengthening itself untimely or unnaturally will be aging fast. |
|
bu dao zao yi |
Anything against dao will die young. |