御註道德經
第七十六章

第七十六章

第七十六章

人之生也柔弱,嬰孩之質柔。其死也堅強。老大之質治。草木之生也柔脆,草木之柔脆並明。其死也枯槁。長大則稿稿。故堅強者死之徒類。柔弱者生之徒。是以兵強則不勝,強則自恃。木強則共。共,伐之也。強大處下,物之粗者必強;下之粗者人必大。柔弱處上,物之精者必精者,人柔弱。上之改子,主於尚柔。故此章以人與草木之生死為喻。言人之生也柔弱,其死強;草本之生也柔脆,其死也枯槁。則凡有形者,必以堅強而死,柔弱生,定之也。故用兵者恃驕,取敗。而木之強也,人共伐之,可見堅之質粗,柔弱之用精也。道者,以強大下,柔弱為上。

End of chapter

Text and scans: Shidian Guji (Peking University – ByteDance open ancient texts). Edition details are given per book. Shidian Guji

161 / 172
p. 161
Loading…
Tap a character in the text and it is boxed on the scan; tap a box on the scan to locate it in the text. Keys: [ ] turn pages, 1 2 3 switch views.