第七十章
Chapter 70
吾言甚易知,甚易行,天下莫能知,莫能行。言有宗,事有君。夫唯无知,是以不我知。知我者希,则我者贵,是以圣人被褐怀玉。
My words are very easy to understand and very easy to practice, yet no one in the world can understand or practice them. My words have an ancestor; my deeds have a master. Because people do not understand this, they do not understand me. Those who understand me are few; those who follow me are honored. Therefore the sage wears coarse cloth but carries jade within.
白话译文
我的话很容易理解,很容易实行,但天下人却没有能理解的,没有能实行的。我的言论有宗旨,我的行事有根据。正因为人们不了解这些,所以不理解我。理解我的人少,效法我的人就显得尊贵了。因此圣人外穿粗布衣服,却在内心怀揣着美玉。
AI 解读
道理最简单的往往最难践行,这是老子最无奈的感叹。'被褐怀玉'成为中国文化中形容大智若愚的经典意象——外表朴素无华,内在珍贵无比。真正的智者不需要外在的装饰来证明自己的价值。