原文
公有领域名與身孰親?
身與貨孰多?
得與亡孰病?
是故甚愛必大費,多藏必厚亡,
知足不辱,知止不殆,可以長久。
名與身孰親?
身與貨孰多?
得與亡孰病?
是故甚愛必大費,多藏必厚亡,
知足不辱,知止不殆,可以長久。
尚名好高,其身必疏。
貪貨無厭,其身必少。
得多利而亡其身,何者為病也。
甚愛不與物通,多藏不與物散,求之者多,攻之者眾,為物所病,故大費厚亡也。
名遂則身退也。
財多則害身也。
好得利則病於行也。
甚愛色,費精神。甚愛財,遇禍患。所愛者少,所亡者多,故言大費。
生多藏於府庫,死多藏於丘墓。生有攻劫之憂,死有掘塚探柩之患。
知足之人絕利去欲,不辱於身。
知可止,則財利不累於身,聲色不亂於耳目,則身不危殆也。
人能知止足則福祿在己,治身者,神不勞;治國者,民不擾,故可長久。
Or fame or life, Which do you hold more dear? Or life or wealth, To which would you adhere? Keep life and lose those other things; Keep them and lose your life:--which brings Sorrow and pain more near? Thus we may see, Who cleaves to fame Rejects what is more great; Who loves large stores Gives up the richer state. Who is content Needs fear no shame. Who knows to stop Incurs no blame. From danger free Long live shall he.