第七十二章：民不畏威则大威至

第七十二章
原文：
民不畏威，则大威至。无狎其所居，无厌其所生。夫唯不厌，是以不厌。是以圣人自知不自见；自爱不自贵。故去彼取此。
译文：
人民不怕威胁时，可怕的祸乱就要到来。不要逼迫得人民不得安居，不要堵塞人民谋生的道路。只有不压迫人民，人民才不感到压迫。所以圣人只求能自知而不自我表现，只求自爱而不自居高贵。所以要抛弃后者保持前者。
英文版：
When people do not fear worldly power,
a greater power will arrive.
Do not limit the view of yourself.
Do not despise the conditions of your birth.
Do not resist the natural course of your life.
In this way you will never weary of this world.
Therefore, the sage knows himself
but makes no show of himself;
loves himself
but does not exalt himself.
He prefers what is within to what is without.