道德經 十三章(修身)

寵辱若驚，貴大患若身。
何謂寵辱若驚？寵為上，辱為下；得之若驚，失之若驚，是謂寵辱若驚。
何謂貴大患若身？吾所以有大患者，為吾有身；及吾無身，吾有何患？
故貴以身為天下，若可寄天下；愛以身為天下，若可托天下。
English version:
"Favor, like disgrace
Brings trouble with it;
High rank, like self,
Involves acute distress."
What does that mean, to say
That "favor,like disgrace
Brings trouble with it"?
When favor is bestowed
On one of low degree,
Trouble will come with it.
The loss of favor too
Means trouble for that man.
This, then, is what is meant
By "favor, like disgrace
Brings trouble with it."
What does it mean, to say
That "rank, like self,
Involves acute distress"?
I suffer most because
Of me and selfishness.
If I were selfless, then
What suffering would I bear?
In governing the world,
Let rule entrusted be
To him who treats his rank
As if it were his soul;
World sovereignty can be
Committed to that man
Who loves all people
As he loves himself.
譯文：
得寵和受辱就感到驚恐不安，重視自己的身體如同重視禍患一樣。
為什么說得寵和受辱就感到驚恐不安？得寵為上，受辱為下，得到寵辱感到驚恐，失去寵辱也感到驚恐，這就是說，得寵和受辱都感到驚恐不安。
為什么說重視自己的身體如同重視禍患一樣？我所以有禍患，是因為我有自身的私利；如果我沒有自身的私利，我還有什么禍患？
因此，以珍貴自身的思想治理天下的人，就可以寄托天下；以愛惜自身的思想治理天下的人，就可以委托天下。