第二十章

绝学无忧。唯之与阿，相去几何？善之与恶，相去若何？人之所畏，不可不畏。荒兮其未央哉！众人熙熙，如享太牢，如春登台。我独泊兮其未兆，如婴儿之未孩。傫傫兮若无所归。众人皆有余，而我独若遗。我愚人之心也哉！沌沌兮！俗人昭昭，我独昏昏；俗人察察，我独闷闷。澹兮其若海，飂兮若无止。众人皆有以，而我独顽似鄙。我独异于人，而贵食母。

Abandon learning and there will be no sorrow. How much difference is there between 'yes' and 'no'? How much difference between 'good' and 'evil'? What others fear, I must also fear — how desolate, with no end in sight! Everyone else is joyful, as if feasting at a great banquet, as if ascending a terrace in spring. I alone am inert, showing no sign, like an infant who has not yet smiled. Weary, as if I have nowhere to go. Everyone has plenty; I alone seem to have lost everything. Mine is the mind of a fool — so dull! Ordinary people are bright; I alone am dim. Ordinary people are sharp; I alone am muddled. Calm as the sea, drifting as if without purpose. Everyone has a reason; I alone am stubborn and uncouth. I alone am different from others, and value being nourished by the Mother.

白话译文

断绝学问就没有忧虑。应诺与呵斥，相差有多少？美好与丑恶，又相差多少？人们所畏惧的，不能不畏惧。这种风气从远古以来就是如此啊！众人都兴高采烈，好像在享受盛大的宴席，好像在春天登高赏景。唯独我淡泊恬静没有一点儿征兆，像还不会笑的婴儿。疲倦啊，好像没有归宿。众人都有多余的，唯独我好像什么都不够。我真是愚人的心肠啊！混混沌沌的！世人都是明明白白的，唯独我糊糊涂涂；世人都精精明明，唯独我昏昏沉沉。辽阔啊如大海，飘荡啊似乎没有止境。众人都有自己的用处，唯独我愚笨而鄙陋。我唯一与众不同的地方，就是以道为根本。

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