第六十章

Chapter 60

治大国若烹小鲜。以道莅天下，其鬼不神。非其鬼不神，其神不伤人；非其神不伤人，圣人亦不伤人。夫两不相伤，故德交归焉。

Governing a great state is like cooking a small fish. When the Tao is used to govern the world, evil spirits lose their power. Not that evil spirits lose their power, but that their power no longer harms people. Not only do they not harm people, but the sage also does not harm people. Since neither harms the other, virtue flows back and forth between them.

白话译文

治理大国就像烹煮小鱼一样（不能随意翻动）。用道来治理天下，鬼神就不会显灵作怪。不是鬼神不灵验，而是它们的灵验不会伤害人；不仅鬼神不伤害人，圣人也不伤害人。这样双方都不互相伤害，所以德就交汇归集了。

AI 解读

'治大国若烹小鲜'是中国治理智慧最精妙的比喻：煮小鱼不能多翻动，否则会碎烂。治国亦然——频繁变更政策只会搅乱民生。最好的治理是轻手轻脚、少加干预，让社会自然运转。