第七十一章
Chapter 71
知不知,上;不知知,病。夫唯病病,是以不病。圣人不病,以其病病,是以不病。
To know yet think one does not know is the highest attainment. To not know yet think one knows is a disease. Only when one is sick of this disease can one be free from it. The sage is free from this disease because he recognizes it as a disease, and so he is not afflicted.
白话译文
知道自己有所不知,这是最好的;不知道却自以为知道,这就是毛病了。只有把这种毛病当作毛病来对待,才能免除这种毛病。圣人没有这种毛病,因为他把这种毛病当作毛病来对待,所以就没有这种毛病。
AI 解读
知道自己不知道,是苏格拉底式的智慧,也是老子的智慧。自知无知是真知的开始,自以为知是愚昧的深渊。'病病'——以无知为病、以自满为病,这种自我觉察的能力,是通向智慧的第一步。