Ch. 09 |
Sentence 1 |
Beck |
Stretch a bow to the very full, and you will wish you had stopped in time. |
Blackney |
To take all you want Is never as good As to stop when you should. |
Bynner |
Keep stretching a bow You repent of the pull, |
Byrn |
It is easier to carry and empty cup than one that is filled to the brim. |
Chan |
To hold and fill a cup to overflowing Is not as good as to stop in time. |
Cleary |
To keep on filling is not as good as stopping. |
Crowley |
Fill not a vessel, lest it spill in carrying. |
Hansen |
To grasp and pile things up is not as good as regarding it as already done. |
LaFargue |
In filling, if you keep on and on - better to have stopped. |
Legge |
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. |
Lindauer |
Holding yet being full Lacks compare to not yet being so |
LinYutan |
Stretch (a bow) to the very full, And you will wish you had stopped in time. |
Mabry |
Filling your cup until it overflows is not s good as stopping in time. |
McDonald |
Stretch a bow to the full, and you'll end up wishing you'd stopped in time; to hold and fill to overflowing isn't quite as able as to stop in time. |
Merel |
Fill a cup to its brim and it is easily spilled; |
Mitchell |
Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. |
Muller |
To hold until full is not as good as stopping. |
Red Pine |
Instead of pouring in more better stop while you can |
Ta-Kao |
Holding and keeping a thing to the very full - it is better to leave it alone; |
Walker |
Filling to fullness is not as good as stopping at the right moment. |
Wieger |
To hold a vase filled to the brim, without spilling anything, is impossible; better not to fill it so. |
World |
Fill anything to the brim and the contents will spill out. |
Wu |
As for holding to fullness, Far better were it to stop in time! |
Ch. 09 |
Sentence 2 |
Beck |
Temper a sword-edge to its very sharpest, and the edge will not last long. |
Blackney |
Scheme and be sharp And you'll not keep it long. |
Bynner |
A whetted saw Goes thin and dull, |
Byrn |
The sharper the knife the easier it is to dull. |
Chan |
Sharpen a sword edge to its very sharpest, And the (edge) will not last long. |
Cleary |
Calculated sharpness cannot be kept for long. |
Crowley |
Meddle not with a sharpened point by feeling it constantly, or it will soon become blunted. |
Hansen |
When you measure and build a pillar , you cannot preserve it for long. |
LaFargue |
In sharpening, if you keep trying - the edge won't last long. |
Legge |
If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. |
Lindauer |
A sword blade being oversharpened Cannot long remain so |
LinYutan |
Temper a (sword-edge) to its very sharpest, And the edge will not last long. |
Mabry |
Over sharpen your sword and it will not protect you very long. |
McDonald |
Temper a sword-edge to its very sharpest, and you'll find it soon grows dull. |
Merel |
Temper a sword to its hardest and it is easily broken; |
Mitchell |
Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. |
Muller |
An over sharpened sword cannot last long. |
Red Pine |
making it sharper won't help it last longer |
Ta-Kao |
Handling and sharpening a blade - it cannot be long sustained; |
Walker |
Oversharpening a blade causes its edge to be lost. |
Wieger |
To keep an over-sharpened blade without its edge becoming blunt, is impossible; better not to sharpen it to this extreme. |
World |
Hone a sharpened blade and it will become blunt. |
Wu |
Keep on beating and sharpening a sword, And the edge cannot be preserved for long. |
Ch. 09 |
Sentence 3 |
Beck |
When gold and jade fill your hall, you will not be able to keep them safe. |
Blackney |
One can never guard His home when it's full Of jade and fine gold: |
Bynner |
Surrounded with treasure Your lie ill at ease, |
Byrn |
The more wealth you possess the harder it is to protect. |
Chan |
When gold and jade fill your hall, You will not be able to keep them. |
Cleary |
Though gold and jewels fill their house, no one can keep them. |
Crowley |
Gold and jade endanger the house of their possessor. |
Hansen |
When gold and jade fill the hall, you can't keep any of it. |
LaFargue |
When gold and jade fill the halls, no one can guard it all. |
Legge |
When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. |
Lindauer |
A living room full of gold and jade There is no one able to guard it |
LinYutan |
When gold and jade fill your hall, You will not be able to keep them safe. |
Mabry |
You may fill your halls with gold and jewels but you cannot keep them safe. |
McDonald |
When gold and jade fills your hall, can it be well guarded any more? |
Merel |
Amass the greatest treasure and it is easily stolen; |
Mitchell |
Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. |
Muller |
A room filled with gold and jewels cannot be protected. |
Red Pine |
houses full of treasure can never be safe |
Ta-Kao |
When gold and jade fill the hall, no one can protect them; |
Walker |
Line your home with treasures and you won't be able to defend it. |
Wieger |
To keep a roomful of precious stones, without any of it becoming misappropriated, is impossible; better not to amass this treasure. |
World |
Accumulate great wealth, but be aware that you cannot keep it. |
Wu |
Fill your house with gold and jade, And it can no longer be guarded. |
Ch. 09 |
Sentence 4 |
Beck |
To be proud with honor and wealth is to cause one's own downfall. |
Blackney |
Wealth, power and pride Bequeath their own doom. |
Bynner |
Proud beyond measure You come to your knees: |
Byrn |
Pride brings its own trouble. |
Chan |
To be proud with honour and wealth Is to cause one's own downfall. |
Cleary |
When the rich upper classes are haughty, their legacy indicts them. |
Crowley |
Wealth and honours lead to arrogance and envy, and bring ruin. Is your way famous and your name becoming distinguished? |
Hansen |
Rich, ennobled and thus proud bequeaths ruin. |
LaFargue |
Rich, famous - and conceited: leading to a downfall self-caused. |
Legge |
When wealth and honours lead to arrogance, this brings its evil on itself. |
Lindauer |
Abundant treasures yet arrogance Self-condemnation, self-punishment. |
LinYutan |
To be proud with wealth and honor Is to sow seeds of one's own downfall. |
Mabry |
Being rich, highly esteemed and proud will only bring you trouble. |
McDonald |
To be proud with things and glory given, could bring ruin. Wealth and place breed insolence and could slowly harm and ruin: |
Merel |
Claim credit and honour and you easily fall; |
Mitchell |
Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. |
Muller |
Boasting of wealth and virtue brings your demise. |
Red Pine |
the vanity of success invites its own failure |
Ta-Kao |
Wealth and honour with pride bring with them destruction; |
Walker |
Amass possessions, establish positions, display your pride: Soon enough disaster drives you to your knees. |
Wieger |
No extreme can be maintained for a long time. Every height is followed by a decline. Likewise for a man. Whomsoever, having become rich and
powerful, takes pride in himself, prepares thereby his own ruin. |
World |
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Wu |
Set store by your riches and honour, And you will only reap a crop of calamities. |
Ch. 09 |
Sentence 5 |
Beck |
Withdraw as soon as your work is done. Such is heaven's way. |
Blackney |
When fame and success Come to you, then retire. This is the ordained Way. |
Bynner |
Do enough, without vying, Be living, not dying. |
Byrn |
When you have accomplished your goal simply walk away. This is the pathway to Heaven. |
Chan |
withdraw as soon as your work is done. Such is Heaven's Way. |
Cleary |
When one' work is accomplished honorably, to retire is the Way of heaven. |
Crowley |
Withdraw, your work once done, into obscurity; this is the way of Heaven. |
Hansen |
With success, disappear: this is the heavenly guide. |
LaFargue |
Achieve successes, win the fame, remove yourself: Heaven's Way. |
Legge |
When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven. |
Lindauer |
Outstanding service performed The body withdrawing The tao of the heavens. |
LinYutan |
Retire when your work is done, Such is Heaven's way. |
Mabry |
When you have done a good job, rest. This is the Way of Heaven |
McDonald |
If your work is done, withdraw! That's heaven's way. It can be opposed to lots of ways of man. |
Merel |
Retire once your purpose is achieved - this is natural. |
Mitchell |
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. |
Muller |
After finishing the work, withdraw. This is the Way of Heaven. |
Red Pine |
retire when your work is done this is the Way of Heaven |
Ta-Kao |
To have accomplished merit and acquired fame, then to retire - This is the Tao of heaven. |
Walker |
This is the way of heaven: do your work, then quietly step back. |
Wieger |
To retire at the height of one's own merit and fame, that is the way of heaven. |
World |
When a task is complete, move on. Change is the harmony of Infinity. |
Wu |
Here is the Way of Heaven: When you have done your work, retire! |