75𝍐貪損

道德經 Dao De Jing [Tao Te Ching]

Chapter 75: How Greediness Injures

	繁體 Trad ↔ 简体 Simp	Legge's Translation	Susuki's Translation	Goddard's Translation
	貪損	How Greediness Injures	Harmed Through Greed	Loss By Greediness
1	民之飢，以其上食稅之多，是以飢。民之難治，以其上之有為，是以難治。民之輕死，以其上求生之厚，是以輕死。	The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine. The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them). It is through this that they are difficult to govern.The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their labours in seeking for the means of living. It is this which makes them think light of dying.	The people hunger because their superiors consume too many taxes; therefore they hunger. The people are difficult to govern because their superiors are too meddlesome; therefore they are difficult to govern. The people make light of death on account of the intensity of their clinging to life; therefore they make light of death.	Starvation of a people comes when an official appropriates to himself too much of the taxes. The reason a people are difficult to govern is because the officials are too meddlesome; the people make light of death because they are so absorbed in life's interests.
2	夫唯無以生為者，是賢于貴生。	Thus it is that to leave the subject of living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on it.	He who is not bent on life is worthier than he who esteems life.	The one who is not absorbed in life is more moral than he who esteems life.

繁體 Trad ↔ 简体 Simp

Legge's Translation

Susuki's Translation

Goddard's Translation

貪損

How Greediness Injures

Harmed Through Greed

Loss By Greediness

民之飢，以其上食稅之多，是以飢。民之難治，以其上之有為，是以難治。民之輕死，以其上求生之厚，是以輕死。

The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine. The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them). It is through this that they are difficult to govern.The people make light of dying because of the greatness of their labours in seeking for the means of living. It is this which makes them think light of dying.

The people hunger because their superiors consume too many taxes; therefore they hunger. The people are difficult to govern because their superiors are too meddlesome; therefore they are difficult to govern. The people make light of death on account of the intensity of their clinging to life; therefore they make light of death.

Starvation of a people comes when an official appropriates to himself too much of the taxes. The reason a people are difficult to govern is because the officials are too meddlesome; the people make light of death because they are so absorbed in life's interests.

夫唯無以生為者，是賢于貴生。

Thus it is that to leave the subject of living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on it.

He who is not bent on life is worthier than he who esteems life.

The one who is not absorbed in life is more moral than he who esteems life.