原文
公有领域希言自然。
故飄風不終朝，驟雨不終日。孰為此者？天地。天地尚不能久，而況於人乎？
故從事於道者，道者同於道，
德者同於德，
失者同於失。
同於道者，道亦樂得之；同於德者，德亦樂得之；同於失者，失亦樂得之。
信不足焉，有不信焉。
王弼注
待校读聽之不聞名曰希，下章言，道之出言淡兮其無味也，視之不足見，聽之不足聞，然則無味不足聽之言，乃是自然之至言也。
言暴疾美興不長也。
從事，謂舉動，從事於道者也。道以無形無為成濟萬物，故從事於道者，以無為為君，不言為教，緜緜若存而物得其真，與道同體，故曰同於道。
得，少也，少則得，故曰得也。行得則與得同體，故曰，同於得也。
失，累多也，累多則失，故曰失也。行失則與失同體，故曰，同於失也。
言隨行其所，故同而應之。
忠信不足於下，焉有不信焉。
河上公章句
待校读希言者，謂愛言也。愛言者，自然之道。
飄風，疾風也。驟雨，暴雨也。言疾不能長，暴不能久也。
孰，誰也。誰為此飄風暴雨者乎？天地所為。
不能終於朝暮也。
天地至神合為飄風暴雨，尚不能使終朝至暮，何況人欲為暴卒乎。
從，為也。人為事當如道安靜，不當如飄風驟雨也。
道者，謂好道人也。同於道者，所謂與道同也。
德者，謂好德之人也。同於德者，所謂與德同也。
失，謂任己而失人也。同於失者，所謂與失同也。
與道同者，道亦樂得之也。
與德同者，德亦樂得之也。
與失同者，失亦樂失之也。
君信不足於下，下則應君以不信也。
此言物類相歸，同聲相應，同氣相求。雲從龍，風從虎，水流濕，火就燥，自然之類也。
Legge 1891
Public domainAbstaining from speech marks him who is obeying the spontaneity of his nature. A violent wind does not last for a whole morning; a sudden rain does not last for the whole day. To whom is it that these (two) things are owing? To Heaven and Earth. If Heaven and Earth cannot make such (spasmodic) actings last long, how much less can man! Therefore when one is making the Tao his business, those who are also pursuing it, agree with him in it, and those who are making the manifestation of its course their object agree with him in that; while even those who are failing in both these things agree with him where they fail. Hence, those with whom he agrees as to the Tao have the happiness of attaining to it; those with whom he agrees as to its manifestation have the happiness of attaining to it; and those with whom he agrees in their failure have also the happiness of attaining (to the Tao). (But) when there is not faith sufficient (on his part), a want of faith (in him) ensues (on the part of the others).