老子約
九章

九章

九章

持而盈之,不如其已;揣而銳之,不可長保。金玉滿堂,莫之能守;富貴而驕,自遺其咎。功成、名逹、身退,天之道。此章言無爲之道最成。盈,滿也。盈虛消長之理,易言備矣,可不深長思乎?富貴則必盈,盈而不善持之則必覆,不如不富不貴之爲愈也。溢者巧於度情,銳者利於人物,心計雖工,鑽營雖巧,而不知富貴之不可長保也。所以金玉滿堂,有莫之能守者矣。此無他,富貴而驕,不知盈滿之可愵,而自遺其咎也。目中則移,月滿則虧,四時之運,成功者退,天道如此,而況人乎?知足不辱,知止不殆,是持盈之道也。劉師立曰:此曾深欲救人,謂非必處山林,絕人事,然後可以入道,雖居功名富貴之域,皆可勤而行之。

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