Interpretation of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching

Chapter 77

[The way of heaven is like drawing a bow! 】

Yan Kejun said: "Zhang Gong", Yuzhu and Heshang wrote "Zhang Gonghu", and Wang Bi wrote "Zhang Gongyu".

Luo Zhenyu said: Neither the Jinglong version nor the Dunhuang Xin version has the word "和".Yuzhu, Jingfu, and Dunhuang Geng editions use "Yu" as "hu".

Qian's case: Suizhou and Yanben also don't have the word "和".Fu, the model "bow" is written as "Zhe".Xingxuan, Qingyang, Fenxi, Louzheng, Naijuan, Gaohong, Gu, and Peng wrote "Zhang Gonghu" together, which is similar to 74 quotations.

[The high ones suppress it, the low ones lift it up, the surplus ones damage it, and the deficient ones give it. 】

Yan Kejun said: "Give those who are deficient", and Wang Bi "make up for it".

Luo Zhenyu said: Neither the Geng edition of Dunhuang nor the Jingfu edition has the word "Zhe". The next sentence is the same.In addition, Jinglong, Yuzhu, Jingfu, Dunhuang Geng, and Xinben "bu" are all used as "and".

The case of modesty: Yan's version "suppresses" as "case", and Li Daochun's version "down" as "low".Xingxuan, Qingyang, Fenxi, Louzheng, Heshang, Naijuan, Suizhou, Gu, and Peng all wrote "Yuzhi" and this stone is the same.

Youqian's case: Yan Zun said: "A bowman is a bow. It is both mouthed and opened, and it is opened and opened. It is controlled by rules and supervised by guidelines. If the string is high and urgent, it should be wide and slow; if the string is galloping down If there is excess, it will be cut and damaged; if it is insufficient, it will be supplemented and benefited.” According to this, the four sentences all use Zhang Gong to clarify the natural principle of information surplus and deficiency.Jiao Hong said, "The two sentences of 'suppressing' and 'juzhi' express the bow, and the two sentences of 'surplus' and 'sufficiency' express the way of heaven", no.

[The way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking after damage; it is not the case with the way of humanity. 】

Yan Kejun said: "And make up for the deficiency", there is no word "and" in the imperial notes. "Human Way", each book is "Human Way". "Insufficient damage", each book has the word "Yi" under "Foot".

Luo Zhenyu said: None of the Yuzhu, Jingfu, Dunhuang Geng, and Xinben have the word "he".The Jinglong, Jingfu, and Dunhuang Xin editions do not have the word "Yi", and the Dunhuang Geng edition uses "Yi" as "er".

Qian's case: Suizhou, Xingxuan, Qingyang, Fenxi, Gaohong, Yan, Gu, and Peng all have no "he" character.Suizhou, Yan, and Gu also don't have the word "Yi".

Yi Peishen said: Dao is the same in the world, and it will be suitable for later use.If there is more than one, then that is not enough, if this is not enough and if there is more than that, neither can be used.Suppressing the higher ones will damage the surplus; raising the lower ones will make up for the deficiencies.The way of heaven is like this, so its uses are endless.

Shen Yiguan said: The way of man is not.Gather riches from the poor and lowly, to flatter the noble heart; at the bottom, you will bleed the blood of Chu, and take all the baht; carry on.

[Skilled enough to serve the world?There is only Tao. 】

Yan Kejun said: The word "Yi" in the imperial note is under the word "Neng". "The only one who has the way" does not have the word "Qi" in each book.

Luo Zhenyu said: Yuzhu, Jingfu, Guangming, and Dunhuang Geng editions all have the word "Yi" under "Neng". There is no word "Yi" in Yuzhu and Jingfu.

The case of modesty: Fu Ben's work "Who can damage more than enough and serve less than all to the world, is he the only one who is Taoist"!Yan, Peng, and Fan also make the word "damage", and Peng has the word "less than".Li Daochun said: "'Who can serve the world with more than enough', and the word "insufficient" is added to it." According to the righteousness, those who have the way do not serve themselves with more than enough, but serve the world with more than enough. Two characters superfluous.

[It is based on the sage and does not rely on it. If you do not succeed, you will not see a virtuous person. 】

Yan Kejun said: "Do it without relying on it", and there is no word "and" in the imperial notes. "There is no place for success", Heshang and Wang Bi have the word "and" under the words "success". "I don't see a virtuous person", each version writes "I don't want to see a virtuous person", and Gao Hui has the word "evil" at the end of the sentence.

Luo Zhenyu said: "Gongcheng is not where it is." Dunhuang Geng and Xinben "gongcheng" means "gongcheng", and Jinglong, Yuzhu, and Dunhuang Xinben do not have the word "and". "He doesn't want to see the virtuous", the Geng version of Dunhuang has the word "ye" under the "virtuous", and the Xin version "then he wants to retire the virtuous".

Takeuchi Yoshio said: Atsumoto's "seeing" is "showing".

The case of modesty: Heshang's note: "I don't want to show others the virtuous and confidant." It is Heshang's "seeing" is also "showing", Gu Huantong.In Suizhou, "see" is "expensive". "Si does not see the virtuous", "Si" is the word "si". "Si" and "si" are ancient and modern characters.In the second year of Zuo Chuan's Ai, "Ren Chen Li Yu exempted", Du's note: "go to the mouth service." ".This says "I don't see a virtuous person", and the case poem Mao Chuan said: "A virtuous person is laborious." The sage can damage the surplus and make up the deficiency.Fu Ben's "virtuous" has the word "evil".Gao Heng said: "'Xian' must have the word 'xie'. This chapter is all in rhyme, without the word 'xie', the rhyme will be lost. This is the proof."

[Phonetic Rhyme] Jiang's rhyme in this chapter has no rhyme.Deng Tingzhen: Ju, and rhyme, Yun: "'Yu', a book of 'bu', ju, make up also rhyme." Xi Tong: Ju, make up rhyme.Chen Zhutong, add more and rhyme.Gao Ben Hantong.Takeuchi Yoshio: rely on, at rhyme.The case of modesty: all theories are incomplete.This chapter and, Ju, and (supplement), Yu, Xia, Zhe, Chu, and Xie are all fish parts, and the whole chapter has a rhyme.Reliance, place non-rhyme, Takeuchi said wrong.

There are 75 characters in the Youjinglong stele version, 74 characters in the Dunhuang version, 79 characters in the Heshang and Wang versions, 77 characters in the Fu version, and 83 characters in the model version.Heshang's title is "Day of Heaven No.70 Seven", Wang's title is "Chapter 77", and the model title is "Day of Heaven Chapter No.70 Seven".

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