道德经第29章中英文对照及讲解

《道德经》第二十九章

将欲取天下而为之，吾见其不得已。

天下神器，不可为也，不可执也。为者败之，执者失之。

是以圣人无为，故无败﹔无执，故无失。

夫物或行或随﹔或嘘或吹﹔或强或羸﹔或载或隳。是以圣人去甚，去奢，去泰。

《Tao-Te Ching》Chapter 29

If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself，and to effect this by what he does，I see that he will not succeed. The kingdom is a spirit-like thing，and cannot be got by active doing. He who would so win it destroys it；he who would hold it in his grasp loses it.

The course and nature of things is such that What was in front is now behind；

What warmed anon we freezing find. Strength is of weakness oft the spoil；

The store in ruins mocks our toil.

Hence the sage puts away excessive effort，extravagance，and easy indulgence.

【易解】

想要把天下抓来任意摆弄的，我看他永远也达不成目的。天下是神圣的存在，是不可以任意摆弄的。任意摆弄就会败坏它，紧抓不放就会失去它。所以，各类存在可以任之独行，也可以任之从随；可以任之恬柔轻嘘，也可以任之迅猛疾吹；可以任之强盛，也可以任之衰颓；可以任之安稳，也可以任之毁灭。因此，圣人戒出手过分，戒自奉过奢，戒行走极端。