第26章 · 原文
现代白话译文
稳重是轻率的根本，静定是躁动的主宰。所以圣人整天行走不离载着物资的车辆。虽然有华丽的生活，但他安居泰然，超然物外。为什么身为大国的君主，却以轻率的态度治理天下呢？轻率就会失去根本，躁动就会失去主宰。
英文译本 / English Translations
D.C. Lau
The heavy is the root of the light; The still is the lord of the restless. Therefore the gentleman when travelling all day Never lets the heavily laden carts out of his sight. It is only when he is safely behind walls and watch-towers That he rests peacefully and is above worries. How, then, should a ruler of ten thousand chariots Make light of his own person in the eyes of the empire? If light, then the root is lost; If restless, then the lord is lost.
Robert Henricks
1. The heavy is the root of the light; 2. Tranquility is the loard of agitation. 3. Therefore the gentleman, in traveling all day, does not get far away from his luggage carts. 4. When he's safely inside a walled-in [protected] hostel and resting at ease — only then does he transcend all concern. 5. How can the king of ten thousand chariots treat his own person more lightly than the whole world?! 6. If you regard things too lightly, then you lose the basic; 7. If you're agitated, you lose the "lord."
Addiss & Lombardo
Heaviness is the root of lightness. Stillness is the master of restlessness. Therefore the sage travels all day without leaving the baggage cart. Though having magnificent sights, he remains calm and detached. How can the lord of ten thousand chariots treat his body more lightly than the world? Lightness loses the root, restlessness loses the master.
Arthur Waley
As the heavy must be the foundation of the light, So quietness is lord and master of activity. Truly, "A man of consequence though he travels all day Will not let himself be separated from his baggage-wagon, However magnificent the view, he sits quiet and dispassionate". How much less, then, must be the lord of ten thousand chariots Allow himself to be lighter than these he rules! If he is light, the foundation is lost; If he is active, the lord and master is lost.
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Stephen Mitchell
The heavy is the root of the light. The unmoved is the source of all movement. Thus the Master travels all day without leaving home. However splendid the views, she stays serenely in herself. Why should the lord of the country flit about like a fool? If you let yourself be blown to and fro, you lose touch with your root. If you let restlessness move you, you lose touch with who you are.