Stephen Mitchell译本《道德经》第13章

宠辱若惊

贵大患若身

何谓宠辱若惊

宠为下得之若惊

失之若惊

是谓宠辱若惊

何谓贵大患若身

吾所以有大患者

为吾有身

及吾无身

吾有何患

故贵以身为天下

若可寄天下

爱以身为天下

若可托天下

13

Success is as dangerous as failure.

Hope is as hollow as fear.

What does it mean that success is as dangerous as failure?

Whether you go up the ladder or down it,

your position is shaky.

When you stand with your two feet on the ground,

you will always keep your balance.

What does it mean that hope is as hollow as fear?

Hope and fear are both phantoms

that arise from thinking of the self.

When we don't see the self as self,

what do we have to fear?

See the world as your self.

Have faith in the way things are.

Love the world as your self;

then you can care for all things.