| 53.1 |
Let me (alone) be clean (and) have
knowingness,
(to) go along the great way. |
|
Only fear from swaying. |
| 53.2 |
The great way is extremely broad,
but people
like bypaths. |
| 53.3.1 |
(Now,) the imperial court (has) mostly get rid
of the levees,
the fields (are) extremely overgrown with
weeds,
(and) the granaries (are) extremely
empty. |
| 53.3.2 |
Dressing decorative patterns (and) colored
silk,
(and) carrying sharp sword. |
|
Be
satiated with food and drink,
(and) having money and goods in
excess. |
|
This is called excessive stealing (of Nature's
resources). |
| 53.3.3 |
This (way) is definitely not (in accord with) Tao. |
