关于第七十七章
原文: 天之道其犹张弓与?高者抑之,下者举之。有余者损之,不足者补之。天之道,损有余而补不足。人之道,则不然,损不足以奉有余。孰能有余以奉天下?惟有道者。是以圣人为而不恃,功成而不处。其不欲见贤!
王解:天道岂不是和拉弓一样的吗?哪里抬得过高了,就往下压一压,哪里举得不够高,就抬高一些;哪里用力太过了,就往回松一松;哪里的力气不足,就加一点气力。天道就是从有余处调剂给不足处。而人们的规则恰恰相反,是损害不足,拿去供奉那些有余的人。那么有没有人把自己有余的东西拿出来供给天下呢?也有,那就是真正懂得大道的圣人了。所以说圣人虽然做了许多好事,但绝对不居功自持;虽然取得了巨大的成功,但不视为己有。他们不追求不表现自己如何伟大。
译英: Is the action of nature not unlike drawing a bow? What is higher is pulled down, and what is lower is raised up; What is taller is shortened, and what is thinner is broadened; Nature's motion decreases those who have more than they need And increases those who need more than they have. It is not so with Man. Man decreases those who need more than they have And increases those who have more than they need. To give away what you do not need is to follow the Way. So the sage gives without expectation, Accomplishes without claiming credit, An
