[<strong>原文</strong>]
<strong>原文版</strong>
<strong>善建者不拔，善抱者不脫，子孫以祭祀不輟。修之於身，其德乃真；修之於家，其德乃餘；修之於鄉，其德乃長；修之於邦，其德乃豐；修之於天下，其德乃普。故以身觀身，以家觀家，以鄉觀鄉，以邦觀邦，以天下觀天下。吾何以知天下然哉？以此。</strong>
<strong>注音版</strong>
<strong>善</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>建</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>拔</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>善</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>抱</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>脫</strong><strong>(tu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>子</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>孫</strong><strong>(s</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>祭</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>祀</strong><strong>(s</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>輟</strong><strong>(chu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>真</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>餘</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>長</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>豐</strong><strong>(f</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>普</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>br />
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>吾</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>何</strong><strong>(h</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>知</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>然</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>哉</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>？以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>此</strong><strong>(c</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong>
[<strong>譯文</strong>]
“<strong>善建者不拔，善抱者不脫，子孫以祭祀不輟。</strong>”
善於建立的（<strong>建德</strong>），不會被拔掉的。善於抱持的（<strong>抱道</strong>），不會被甩脫。
建德抱道不僅可以使自己享受福報，並且可以使其子孫世世不輟，祭祀不斷。
“<strong>修之於身，其德乃真；修之於家，其德乃餘。</strong>”
修之已身，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必歸真；修之已家，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必盈餘。
“<strong>修之於鄉，其德乃長；修之於邦，其德乃豐。</strong>”
修之已鄉，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必伸長；修之已國，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必豐碩。
“<strong>修之於天下，其德乃普。</strong>”
修之天下，必其“<strong>德</strong>”譜傳。要修<strong>道</strong>象<strong>鏡子</strong>一樣反照。
“<strong>故以身觀身，以家觀家，以鄉觀鄉，以邦觀邦，以天下觀天下。</strong>”
因此就可以，以我之身觀察到別人，以我家觀察到別人家，以我鄉觀察到別人鄉，以我國觀察到別人國，以現在觀察過去和未來。
“<strong>吾何以知天下然哉？以此。</strong>”
我是怎麽知道天下的呢？敲門就在這裏。
[<strong>長篇大論</strong>]
這裏就可以說明“不出戶,知天下,不窺牖,見天道,其出彌遠”
<strong>愛與放棄</strong>
有一對夫妻，男的喜歡靜靜地欣賞美麗的妻子，卻不喜歡聽妻子唱歌；而女的喜歡有人聽她唱歌，卻非常不喜歡有人總盯著她看。因此，兩人常常爭吵，互不相讓，終於離婚了。但因為沒有住房，便仍然同住在一所房子裏。結果，兩人依舊矛盾著。
後來，他們開始主動用自己喜歡而對方不喜歡的方式去懲罰對方。男的抓住一切機會凝視女的，而女的抓住一切機會唱歌。久而久之，男人的眼睛得了一種怪病，無法治愈，瞎了；女人的嗓子也可能是唱得太多，啞了。
屋子裏沒有了歌聲，沒有了凝視，兩人也不再爭吵，相反，他們的心愈來愈平和。最後，他們竟重新接納了對方，複婚了。
他們也都明白了：彼此放棄一些東西遠比彼此得到一些東西更重要。
<strong>
<strong>原文版</strong>
<strong>善建者不拔，善抱者不脫，子孫以祭祀不輟。修之於身，其德乃真；修之於家，其德乃餘；修之於鄉，其德乃長；修之於邦，其德乃豐；修之於天下，其德乃普。故以身觀身，以家觀家，以鄉觀鄉，以邦觀邦，以天下觀天下。吾何以知天下然哉？以此。</strong>
<strong>注音版</strong>
<strong>善</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>建</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>拔</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>善</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>抱</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>脫</strong><strong>(tu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>子</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>孫</strong><strong>(s</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>祭</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>祀</strong><strong>(s</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>輟</strong><strong>(chu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>真</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>餘</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>長</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>豐</strong><strong>(f</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>修</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>於</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，其</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>德</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>乃</strong><strong>(n</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>普</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>身</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>ē</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>家</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>鄉</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>br />
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>觀</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>吾</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>何</strong><strong>(h</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>知</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>天</strong><strong>(ti</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>然</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>哉</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>？以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>此</strong><strong>(c</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong>
[<strong>譯文</strong>]
“<strong>善建者不拔，善抱者不脫，子孫以祭祀不輟。</strong>”
善於建立的（<strong>建德</strong>），不會被拔掉的。善於抱持的（<strong>抱道</strong>），不會被甩脫。
建德抱道不僅可以使自己享受福報，並且可以使其子孫世世不輟，祭祀不斷。
“<strong>修之於身，其德乃真；修之於家，其德乃餘。</strong>”
修之已身，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必歸真；修之已家，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必盈餘。
“<strong>修之於鄉，其德乃長；修之於邦，其德乃豐。</strong>”
修之已鄉，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必伸長；修之已國，他的“<strong>德</strong>”必豐碩。
“<strong>修之於天下，其德乃普。</strong>”
修之天下，必其“<strong>德</strong>”譜傳。要修<strong>道</strong>象<strong>鏡子</strong>一樣反照。
“<strong>故以身觀身，以家觀家，以鄉觀鄉，以邦觀邦，以天下觀天下。</strong>”
因此就可以，以我之身觀察到別人，以我家觀察到別人家，以我鄉觀察到別人鄉，以我國觀察到別人國，以現在觀察過去和未來。
“<strong>吾何以知天下然哉？以此。</strong>”
我是怎麽知道天下的呢？敲門就在這裏。
[<strong>長篇大論</strong>]
這裏就可以說明“不出戶,知天下,不窺牖,見天道,其出彌遠”
<strong>愛與放棄</strong>
有一對夫妻，男的喜歡靜靜地欣賞美麗的妻子，卻不喜歡聽妻子唱歌；而女的喜歡有人聽她唱歌，卻非常不喜歡有人總盯著她看。因此，兩人常常爭吵，互不相讓，終於離婚了。但因為沒有住房，便仍然同住在一所房子裏。結果，兩人依舊矛盾著。
後來，他們開始主動用自己喜歡而對方不喜歡的方式去懲罰對方。男的抓住一切機會凝視女的，而女的抓住一切機會唱歌。久而久之，男人的眼睛得了一種怪病，無法治愈，瞎了；女人的嗓子也可能是唱得太多，啞了。
屋子裏沒有了歌聲，沒有了凝視，兩人也不再爭吵，相反，他們的心愈來愈平和。最後，他們竟重新接納了對方，複婚了。
他們也都明白了：彼此放棄一些東西遠比彼此得到一些東西更重要。
<strong>