Excerpted from Chapter 81 of Laozi's Moral Classics. The original text is as follows:
Good words are not beautiful, good words are not beautiful. Good people don't argue, and debaters are not good. Those who know don't know, those who know don't know. Sages think that people have more themselves, and when they are with others, they also have more themselves. Heaven is beneficial but not harmful; The way of a saint is indisputable.
Interpretation of vernacular:
Authentic words are not beautiful, and beautiful words are not true. Kind people just say that smart people are not kind. A truly knowledgeable person does not show off, and a person who shows off knowledge is not a truly knowledgeable person. The sage has no heart of possession, but tries his best to take care of others, and he is more satisfied himself; He tries his best to give to others, but he is richer.
The law of nature is to benefit all things without hurting them. A saint's code of conduct is not to argue with others for anything.
Precautions:
1. Faithful words: true words.
2. Good people: people with good words and deeds.
3. Debate: The debate is clever and eloquent.
4. Bo: Broad and profound.
5, saints do not accumulate: people who have the means are not selfish and have no desire to possess.
6. I think people are becoming more and more: I use everything I have to help others, but I am more fulfilling.
7. More: as opposed to less, it means "rich".
8, benefit without harm: let everything benefit without hurting everything.
9. The way of sage: the code of conduct of sage.
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Extended reading:
1, Wang Bi's Notes on Tao Te Ching
Words are not beautiful,
It's really qualitative.
Don't believe in good words.
Ben is in the park.
Good people don't argue, and debaters are not good. People who know have no knowledge,
Extremely one.
The blogger doesn't know. Sages do not accumulate,
Selflessness is self-contained, kindness is harmony, and everything is nothing.
Because I think people have more,
Everything is respected.
The more you get along with others.
Return things to their original owners.
Heaven benefits without harm,
Action always wins.
The way of a saint is indisputable.
Shun Tian's advantages do not harm each other.
2. Su Zhe's "Lao Zi Jie"
Good words are not beautiful, good words are not beautiful.
Faith is true, so it doesn't have to be beautiful. Beauty is just a kind of scenery, don't believe it.
Good people don't argue, and debaters are not good.
Give priority to good, then don't ask for it. It's not always good to braid your hair first.
Those who know don't know, those who know don't know.
If you are consistent, you are useless. More and more people may not know it.
A saint without accumulation thinks that the more he has, the more he has with others.
A saint hugged him. He got nothing. However, if you try your best to think of others, you can push everything you have to others, and then you will know that a person is precious.
Heaven is beneficial but not harmful; The way of a saint is indisputable.
If this situation is beneficial to others, it will hurt others. If you are strong enough to do it, it is enough to fight for it. Being able to benefit, harm and not harm, and fighting and not fighting, this day is so great to be with saints, but also for all things. This is why Laozi is a book, not the general idea of Tao, so I will repeat it at the end.