du3· com为者败之,执者失之yuedu3· com是以圣人无为,故无败;无执,故无失yuedu3· com夫物或行或随;或歔(xu:一声)或吹;或强或赢;或挫或隳(hui:一声)yuedu3· com是以圣人去甚,去奢,去泰yuedu3· com.
30.以道佐人主者,不以兵强天下yuedu3· com其事好还yuedu3· com师之所处,荆棘生焉yuedu3· com大军之后,必有凶年yuedu3· com善有果而已,不敢以取强yuedu3· com果而勿矜,果而勿伐,果而勿骄,果而不得已,果而勿强yuedu3· com物壮则老,是谓不道,不道早已yuedu3· com.
31.夫兵者,不祥之器,物或恶之,故有道者不处yuedu3· com君子居则贵左,用兵则贵右yuedu3· com兵者不祥之器,非君子之器,不得已而用之,恬淡为上yuedu3· com胜而不美,而美之者,是乐杀人yuedu3· com夫乐杀人者,则不可得志于天下矣yuedu3· com吉事尚左,凶事尚右yuedu3· com偏将军居左,上将军居右yuedu3· com言以丧礼处之yuedu3· com杀人之众,以悲哀泣之,战胜以丧礼处之yuedu3· com.
32.道常无名、朴yuedu3· com虽小,天下莫能臣yuedu3· com侯王若能守之,万物将自宾yuedu3· com天地相合,以降甘露,民莫之令而自均yuedu3· com始制有名,名亦既有,夫亦将知止,知止可以不殆yuedu3· com譬道之在天下,犹川谷之于江海yuedu3· com.
33.知人智者,自知者明yuedu3· com胜人者有力,自胜者强yuedu3· com知足者富,强行者有志yuedu3· com不失其所者久,死而不亡者寿yuedu3· com.
34.大道汜(fan:四声)兮,其可左右yuedu3· com万物恃之以生而不辞,功成而不有yuedu3· com衣养万物而不为主,常无欲,可名于小yuedu3· com万物归焉而不为主,可名为大yuedu3· com以其终不自为大,故能成其大yuedu3· com.
35.执大象,天下往yuedu3· com往而不害安平太yuedu3· com乐与饵,过客止yuedu3· com道之出口,淡乎其无味,视之不足见,听之不足闻,用之不足既yuedu3· com