一,经文
绝圣弃智,民利百倍;绝仁弃义,民复孝慈;绝巧弃利,盗贼无有。此三者,以为文不足,故令有所属(zhǔ):见(xiàn)素抱朴,少私寡欲。
弃绝才智,民众将受益百倍。
以上三条,由于说的不够充分,所以归纳总结如下:(使民众)追求朴素和本真,减少私心和欲望。
Banish intelligence, discard wisdom, and the people shall be fruitful a hundredfold;
Banish kindheartedness, discard justice, and the people shall recover 'kind parents' and 'filial sons';Banish skillful goods, discard convenient articles; and the thieves and brigands shall disappear.The above three, due to insufficient elaboration, are summarized as follows:make the people pursue simplicity and root, reduce selfishness and desires.