[<strong>原文</strong>]
<strong>原文版</strong>
<strong>大邦者下流，天下之牝，天下之一交一 也。牝常以靜勝牡，以靜為下。故大邦以下小邦，則取小邦；小邦以下大邦，則取大邦。故或下以取，或下而取。大邦不過欲兼畜人，小邦不過欲入事人。夫兩者各得所欲，大者宜為下。</strong>
<strong>注音版</strong>
<strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>流</strong><strong>(li</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</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>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>牝</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，</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>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>一交一 </strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>也</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>牝</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>常</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>靜</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>勝</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>è</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>牡</strong><strong>(m</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>靜</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>為</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>則</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>則</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>或</strong><strong>(hu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，或</strong><strong>(hu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>而</strong><strong>(</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>r)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>過</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>兼</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>畜</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>人</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>過</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>入</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>事</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>人</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>br />
</strong><strong>夫</strong><strong>(f</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>兩</strong><strong>(li</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>各</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>è</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>得</strong><strong>(de)</strong><strong>所</strong><strong>(su</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>宜</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>為</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong>
[<strong>譯文</strong>]
“<strong>大邦者下流，天下之牝，天下之一交一 也，牝常以靜勝牡，以靜為下。</strong>”
治理大國要向一江一 海一樣居於下流，以此居天下雌柔的位置。以其天下之一交一 ，雌柔常常以靜戰勝雄強，這也就是靜處下的緣故。
“<strong>故大邦以下小邦，則取小邦；小邦以下大邦，則取大邦。</strong>”
因此，大國對小國謙下，則可聚小國。小國對大國謙下，就可以見容與大國。
“<strong>故或下以取，或下而取。</strong>”
因此，一個用謙下取得了小國的依附，一個用謙下取得了大國的包容。
“<strong>大邦不過欲兼畜人，小邦不過欲入事人。夫兩者各得所欲，大者宜為下。</strong>”
大國不過想令小國歸附，小國不過想令大國包容，兩者通過謙下各得其所，因此大者宜為下。
[<strong>長篇大論</strong>]
<strong>愚人買智</strong>
從前有個又窮又愚的人，在一夜 之間突然富了起來。但是有了錢，他卻不知道如何來處理這些錢。
他向一位和尚訴苦，這位和尚便開導他說：“你一向貧窮，沒有智慧，現在有了錢，不貧窮了，可是依然沒有智慧。我勸你進城裏去，那裏有大智慧的人不少，你出百八十兩銀子，別人就會教你智慧之法。”
那人去了城裏，逢人就問哪裏有智慧可買。
有位哲人告訴他：“倘若你遇到疑難的事，不要急著處理，可先朝前走七步，然後再後退七步，這樣進退三次，智慧便來了。”
“‘智慧’就這麽簡單嗎？”那人聽了將信將疑。
當天夜裏回家，他推門進屋，昏暗中發現妻子居然與人同一眠 ，頓時怒起，拔出刀來便要砍下。
這時，他忽然想起白天買來的智慧，心想：何不試試？
於是，他前進七步，後退七步，往複三次，然後，點亮了燈再看時，竟然發現那與妻子同一眠 者原來是自己的母親。
任由頭腦發熱，怒火中燃，便會失去理智，意氣用事，這是做決策時的大忌。不妨做一下慢處理，比如先讓自己從心裏數到一百，再做決定。這樣，其結果可能截然不同。
<strong>冷靜是最簡單的智慧。</strong>
<strong>
<strong>原文版</strong>
<strong>大邦者下流，天下之牝，天下之一交一 也。牝常以靜勝牡，以靜為下。故大邦以下小邦，則取小邦；小邦以下大邦，則取大邦。故或下以取，或下而取。大邦不過欲兼畜人，小邦不過欲入事人。夫兩者各得所欲，大者宜為下。</strong>
<strong>注音版</strong>
<strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>流</strong><strong>(li</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</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>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>牝</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，</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>之</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>一交一 </strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>也</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>牝</strong><strong>(p</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>常</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>á</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>靜</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>勝</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>è</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>牡</strong><strong>(m</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>靜</strong><strong>(j</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>為</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>則</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>；</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>則</strong><strong>(z</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>故</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>或</strong><strong>(hu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>以</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，或</strong><strong>(hu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>而</strong><strong>(</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>r)</strong><strong>取</strong><strong>(q</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>過</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>兼</strong><strong>(ji</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>畜</strong><strong>(ch</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>人</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>小</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>o)</strong><strong>邦</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>ā</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>不</strong><strong>(b</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>過</strong><strong>(gu</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>入</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>事</strong><strong>(sh</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>人</strong><strong>(r</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>n)</strong><strong>。</strong><strong>br />
</strong><strong>夫</strong><strong>(f</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>兩</strong><strong>(li</strong><strong>ǎ</strong><strong>ng)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>各</strong><strong>(g</strong><strong>è</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>得</strong><strong>(de)</strong><strong>所</strong><strong>(su</strong><strong>o</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>欲</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>u</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>，</strong><strong>
</strong><strong>大</strong><strong>(d</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>者</strong><strong>(zh</strong><strong>ě</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>宜</strong><strong>(y</strong><strong>i</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>為</strong><strong>(w</strong><strong>é</strong><strong>i)</strong><strong>下</strong><strong>(xi</strong><strong>à</strong><strong>)</strong><strong>。</strong>
[<strong>譯文</strong>]
“<strong>大邦者下流，天下之牝，天下之一交一 也，牝常以靜勝牡，以靜為下。</strong>”
治理大國要向一江一 海一樣居於下流，以此居天下雌柔的位置。以其天下之一交一 ，雌柔常常以靜戰勝雄強，這也就是靜處下的緣故。
“<strong>故大邦以下小邦，則取小邦；小邦以下大邦，則取大邦。</strong>”
因此，大國對小國謙下，則可聚小國。小國對大國謙下，就可以見容與大國。
“<strong>故或下以取，或下而取。</strong>”
因此，一個用謙下取得了小國的依附，一個用謙下取得了大國的包容。
“<strong>大邦不過欲兼畜人，小邦不過欲入事人。夫兩者各得所欲，大者宜為下。</strong>”
大國不過想令小國歸附，小國不過想令大國包容，兩者通過謙下各得其所，因此大者宜為下。
[<strong>長篇大論</strong>]
<strong>愚人買智</strong>
從前有個又窮又愚的人，在一夜 之間突然富了起來。但是有了錢，他卻不知道如何來處理這些錢。
他向一位和尚訴苦，這位和尚便開導他說：“你一向貧窮，沒有智慧，現在有了錢，不貧窮了，可是依然沒有智慧。我勸你進城裏去，那裏有大智慧的人不少，你出百八十兩銀子，別人就會教你智慧之法。”
那人去了城裏，逢人就問哪裏有智慧可買。
有位哲人告訴他：“倘若你遇到疑難的事，不要急著處理，可先朝前走七步，然後再後退七步，這樣進退三次，智慧便來了。”
“‘智慧’就這麽簡單嗎？”那人聽了將信將疑。
當天夜裏回家，他推門進屋，昏暗中發現妻子居然與人同一眠 ，頓時怒起，拔出刀來便要砍下。
這時，他忽然想起白天買來的智慧，心想：何不試試？
於是，他前進七步，後退七步，往複三次，然後，點亮了燈再看時，竟然發現那與妻子同一眠 者原來是自己的母親。
任由頭腦發熱，怒火中燃，便會失去理智，意氣用事，這是做決策時的大忌。不妨做一下慢處理，比如先讓自己從心裏數到一百，再做決定。這樣，其結果可能截然不同。
<strong>冷靜是最簡單的智慧。</strong>
<strong>