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Chapter 9 |
持而盈之，不如其已；揣而銳之，不可長保；金玉滿堂，莫之能守；富貴而驕，自遺其咎。功成身退，天之道。 |
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chi er ying zhi, bu ru |
Any attempt to sustain your wealth and keep it growing is just in vain. It is better to discard this idea. |
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tuan er rui zhi, bu ke |
Any attempt to keep on sharpening your edge and keep it sharper and sharper is just in vain. It is unable to be maintained this way. |
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jin yu men tang, mo |
It is unable to guard firmly a full house of gold and jade. |
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fu gui er jiao, zi yi |
It is self-afflicting for a wealthy high-status man to be arrogant. |
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gong cheng shen tui, |
Retiring from the scene after the work is done is as natural as the way of dao for a leader. |