道德经英文版（淳风第十七）
~{ 太上，不知有之；其次，亲而誉之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之。~}
~{信不足焉，有不信焉。~}
~{ 悠兮其贵言。功成事遂，百姓皆谓：「我自然」。~}
17. Rulers
The best rulers are scarcely known by their subjects;
The next best are loved and praised;
The next are feared;
The next despised:
They have no faith in their people,
And their people become unfaithful to them.
When the best rulers achieve their purpose
Their subjects claim the achievement as their own.