| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Knowing not-knowing is highest; | |
| Not knowing knowing is a sickness. | |
| Precisely because one sees sickness as sickness, | |
| therefore one is not sick. | |
| The sage is not sick, | |
| because he sees sickness as sickness, | |
| therefore he is not sick. |
know; recognize; understand; knowledge; wisdom
not; no; un-; non=
above; up; upper; ascend; previous; superior
illness; sick; flaw; defect; ailing
man; husband; adult male; [particle] now; indeed; as for
only; sole; alone; yes; indeed
right; correct; this; to be
by means of; use; because; so as to; in order to
holy; sacred; sage; saintly; divine
person; human; people; others; mankind
his; her; its; their; that; the one who; such