68𝍉配天

道德經 Dao De Jing [Tao Te Ching]

Chapter 68: Matching Heaven

	繁體 Trad ↔ 简体 Simp	Legge's Translation	Susuki's Translation	Goddard's Translation
	配天	Matching Heaven	Complying With Heaven	Compliance With Heaven
1	善为士者不武；善战者不怒；善胜敌者不与；	He who in (Tao's) wars has skill Assumes no martial port; He who fights with most good will To rage makes no resort. He who vanquishes yet still Keeps from his foes apart; He whose hests men most fulfil Yet humbly plies his art.	He who excels as a warrior is not warlike. He who excels as a fighter is not wrathful. He who excels in conquering the enemy does not strive. He who excels in employing men is lowly.	He who excels as a soldier is the one who is not warlike; he who fights the best fight is not wrathful; he who best conquers an enemy is not quarrelsome; he who best employs people is obedient himself.
2	善用人者为之下。是谓不争之德，是谓用人之力，是谓配天古之极。	Thus we say, "He ne'er contends, And therein is his might." Thus we say, "Men's wills he bends, That they with him unite." Thus we say, "Like Heaven's his ends, No sage of old more bright."	This is called the virtue of not-striving. This is called utilizing men's ability. This is called complying with heaven-since olden times the highest.	This is the virtue of not-quarreling, this is the secret of bringing out other men's ability, this is complying with Heaven. Since of old it is considered the greatest virtue (de [teh]).

繁體 Trad ↔ 简体 Simp

Legge's Translation

Susuki's Translation

Goddard's Translation

配天

Matching Heaven

Complying With Heaven

Compliance With Heaven

善为士者不武；善战者不怒；善胜敌者不与；

He who in (Tao's) wars has skill
Assumes no martial port;
He who fights with most good will
To rage makes no resort.
He who vanquishes yet still
Keeps from his foes apart;
He whose hests men most fulfil
Yet humbly plies his art.

He who excels as a warrior is not warlike. He who excels as a fighter is not wrathful. He who excels in conquering the enemy does not strive. He who excels in employing men is lowly.

He who excels as a soldier is the one who is not warlike; he who fights the best fight is not wrathful; he who best conquers an enemy is not quarrelsome; he who best employs people is obedient himself.

善用人者为之下。是谓不争之德，是谓用人之力，是谓配天古之极。

Thus we say, "He ne'er contends,
And therein is his might."
Thus we say, "Men's wills he bends,
That they with him unite."
Thus we say, "Like Heaven's his ends,
No sage of old more bright."

This is called the virtue of not-striving. This is called utilizing men's ability. This is called complying with heaven-since olden times the highest.

This is the virtue of not-quarreling, this is the secret of bringing out other men's ability, this is complying with Heaven. Since of old it is considered the greatest virtue (de [teh]).