第二十五章

有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，独立不改，周行而不殆，可以为天下母。吾不知其名，字之曰道，强为之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰远，远曰反。故道大，天大，地大，王亦大。域中有四大，而王居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。

There was something formed from chaos that existed before heaven and earth. Silent and void, it stands alone and does not change, moves in cycles and does not tire — it can be regarded as the mother of all under heaven. I do not know its name, so I call it 'Tao.' Forced to give it a name, I call it 'Great.' Great means flowing; flowing means far-reaching; far-reaching means returning. Therefore the Tao is great, heaven is great, earth is great, and the king is also great. In the universe there are four greats, and the king is one of them. Humanity follows the earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Tao, and the Tao follows its own nature.

白话译文

有一个浑然一体的东西，在天地形成之前就已经存在了。无声无形，独立存在而不改变，循环运行而不停息，可以作为天地的母体。我不知道它的名字，给它取了个字叫'道'，勉强给它取名叫'大'。大就意味着运行，运行就意味着深远，深远就意味着返回。所以道大、天大、地大、王也大。宇宙间有四大，而王是其中之一。人取法地，地取法天，天取法道，道取法自然。

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