60 治大國 若烹小鮮

老子道德經第六十章

治大國　若烹小鮮
以道蒞天下　其鬼不神
非其鬼不神　其神不傷人
非其神不傷人　聖人亦不傷人
夫兩不相傷　故德交歸焉

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Ruling the country is like cooking a small fish.
Approach the universe with Tao,
And evil will have no power.
Not that evil is not powerful,
But its power will not be used to harm others.
Not only will it do no harm to others,
But the sage himself will also be protected.
They do not hurt each other,
And the Virtue in each refreshes both.

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When you cook a small fish, don't stir too much.
It's the same as ruling a country or living a life.
If you use the natural way to conduct in the world,
Devils and Adversities will not act.
It is not that devils and adversities do not occur,
Rather they will not harm you.
Not only devils and adversities don't harm you,
Saint and prosperities won't harm you either.
It's because devils and saint, adversities and prosperities
live and grow in each other.

(hmm, I sort of get this but I am not sure if I can make it make sense to others.)