| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| When people do not fear power, | |
| then great power arrives. | |
| Do not be overly familiar with where they dwell, | |
| do not disdain their origins. | |
| Precisely because one does not disdain, | |
| therefore one is not disdained. | |
| Therefore the sage knows himself but does not show himself; | |
| he loves himself but does not exalt himself. | |
| Thus, leave that and take this. |
people; citizens; subjects; commoners; populace
not; no; un-; non=
fear; dread; awe; be afraid
authority; awe-inspiring; to overawe; majesty; formidable
rule; law; then; as for; consequently
big; large; great; adult; major; high-ranking
arrive; reach; utmost; until
not; without; nothing; lacking; void
familiar; intimate; treat lightly; disregard
his; her; its; their; that; the one who; such
place; location; that which; (agentive/passive marker)
dwell; reside; live; residence; occupy; stay
loathe; weary of; satiated; shun
birth; life; grow; produce; raw; inexperienced
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
self; oneself; from; since; spontaneous; automatic
know; recognize; understand; knowledge; wisdom
see; meet; perceive; appear; view
love; cherish; be fond of; affection
expensive; noble; precious; to value
cause; reason; former; old; therefore
go; leave; remove; past; depart
that; he/she/it; those; the other; distant
take; fetch; seize; obtain; choose; win
this; these; this one; here; thus