第八十章 Dao De Jing · Chapter 80

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1. 小xiǎo国guó寡guǎ民mín，使shǐ有yǒu什shí伯bǎi之zhī器qì而ér不bù用yòng，

   A small state with few people: let them have tools for ten or a hundred, and not use them;

2. 使shǐ民mín重zhòng死sǐ而ér不bù远yuǎn徙xǐ。

   let the people take death seriously and not travel far.

3. 虽suī有yǒu舟zhōu舆yú，无wú所suǒ乘chéng之zhī；

   Though they have boats and carts, they have no need to ride them;

4. 虽suī有yǒu甲jiǎ兵bīng，无wú所suǒ陈chén之zhī。

   though they have armor and weapons, they have no need to display them.

5. 使shǐ人rén复fù结jié绳shéng而ér用yòng之zhī，

   Let people go back to knotting cords to keep records,

6. 甘gān其qí食shí，美měi其qí服fú，

   find their food sweet, their clothes beautiful,

7. 安ān其qí居jū，

   their homes peaceful,

8. 乐lè其qí俗sú。

   and delight in their customs.

9. 邻lín国guó相xiāng望wàng，鸡jī犬quǎn之zhī声shēng相xiāng闻wén，

   Neighboring states can see each other, and hear each other's cocks and dogs,

10. 民mín至zhì老lǎo死sǐ，不bù相xiāng往wǎng来lái。

    yet the people grow old and die without ever visiting each other.