道德经 · 第72章

底本文字与中文阅读

民不畏威，則大威至。無狎其所居，無厭其所生。
夫唯不厭，
是以不厭。
是以聖人自知不自見，
自愛不自貴；
故去彼取此。

English support translation

When the people do not fear what they ought to fear, that which
is their great dread will come on them.

Let them not thoughtlessly indulge themselves in their ordinary
life; let them not act as if weary of what that life depends on.

It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does not
arise.

Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not
parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value
on, himself. And thus he puts the latter alternative away and makes
choice of the former.