第33章 · 原文
现代白话译文
了解别人的人聪明，了解自己的人明智。战胜别人的人有力量，战胜自己的人坚强。知足的人富有。坚持不懈的人有志向。不丧失根基的人能够长久。身死而精神不亡的人才是长寿。
英文译本 / English Translations
D.C. Lau
He who knows others is clever; He who knows himself has discernment. He who overcomes others has force; He who overcomes himself is strong. He who knows contentment is rich; He who perseveres is a man of purpose; He who does not lose his station will endure; He who lives out his days has had a long life.
Robert Henricks
1. To understand others is to be knowledgeable; 2. To understand yourself is to be wise. 3. To conquer others is to have strength; 4. To conquer yourself is to be strong. 5. To know when you have enough is to be rich. 6. To go forward with strength is to have ambition. 7. To not lose your place is to last long. 8. To die but not be forgotten — that's [true] long life.
Addiss & Lombardo
Those who know others are wise. Those who know themselves are enlightened. Those who conquer others have strength. Those who conquer themselves are powerful. Those who know contentment are rich. Those who persevere have will. Those who do not lose their place endure. Those who die but do not perish have longevity.
Arthur Waley
To understand others is to have knowledge; To understand oneself is to be illumined. To conquer others needs strength; To conquer oneself is harder still. To be content with what one has is to be rich. He that works through violence may get his way; But only what stays in its place Can endure. When one dies one is not lost, there is no other longevity.
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Stephen Mitchell
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich. If you stay in the center and embrace death with your whole heart, you will endure forever.