原文

公有领域

大道廢,有仁義;
智慧出,有大偽;
六親不和,有孝慈;國家昏亂,有忠臣。

王弼注

待校读

失無為之事,更以施慧立善道,進物也。
行術用明,以察姦偽;趣覩形見,物知避之。故智慧出則大偽生也。
甚美之名生於大惡,所謂美惡同門。六親,父子兄弟夫婦也。若六親自和,國家自治,則孝慈忠臣不知其所在矣。魚相忘於江湖之道,則相濡之德生也。

河上公章句

待校读

大道之時,家有孝子,戶有忠信,仁義不見也。大道廢不用,惡逆生,乃有仁義可傳道。
智慧之君賤德而貴言,賤質而貴文,下則應之以為大偽姦詐。
六紀絕,親戚不合,乃有孝慈相牧養也。
政令不明,上下相怨,邪僻爭權,乃有忠臣匡正其君也。此言天下太平不知仁,人盡無欲不知廉,各自潔己不知貞。大道之世,仁義沒,孝慈滅,猶日中盛明,眾星失光。

Legge 1891

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When the Great Tao (Way or Method) ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.

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