第三十四章      大小左右

大道泛兮，其可左右。萬(wàn)物恃之以生而不辭，功成不名有。衣養(yǎng)萬(wàn)物而不為主，常無(wú)欲，可名于??；萬(wàn)物歸焉而不為主，可名為大。以其終不自為大，故能成其大。

The Evolving Tao is Everywhere

The Great Tao flows everywhere.

All things derive their life from it, and it does not turn away from them. It accomplishes its work, but does not take possession. It provides for and nourishes everything, but does not control them.All things are born from it,

it does not claim ownership.

It clothes and cultivates All Things,

And it does not act as master.

Always without desires, it may be considered small.

Always without desire,

it can be called Small.

All things merge with it,

it can be called Great.

All things come to it and it does not master them; it may be called the Great.

All things return home to it, and it does not claim mastery over them; therefore it can be named as great.

In the end it does not seek greatness,

and in that way the Great is achieved.

Because it never claims greatness, its greatness is achieved. Because to the end it does not claim greatness, Its greatness is achieved.

[譯文]

道恩澤博大，無(wú)所不包。萬(wàn)物仰仗它而，但它完成偉業(yè)而不擁有，滋養(yǎng)萬(wàn)物而不稱(chēng)為主宰。大道無(wú)私無(wú)欲，可見(jiàn)其卑微無(wú)爭(zhēng)；萬(wàn)物歸服，卻不稱(chēng)主宰，可見(jiàn)其大無(wú)邊際。

而恰恰因?yàn)樗煌詾榇?，才成就大不可測(cè)。