道德经英文版（淳风第五十七）
~{ 以正治国，以奇用兵，以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉？以此：~}
~{ 天下多忌讳，而民弥贫；人多利器，国家滋昏；人多伎巧，奇物~}
~{滋起；法令滋彰，盗贼多有。~}
~{ 故圣人云：「我无为，而民自化；我好静，而民自正；我无事，~}
~{而民自富；我无欲，而民自朴。」~}
57. Conquer with Inaction
Do not control the people with laws,
Nor violence, nor espionage,
But conquer them with inaction.
For:
The more morals and taboos there are,
The more cruelty afflicts people;
The more guns and knives there are,
The more factions divide people;
The more arts and skills there are,
The more change obsoletes people;
The more laws and taxes there are,
The more theft corrupts people.
Yet take no action, and people nurture eachother;
Make no laws, and people deal fairly with eachother;
Exact no interest, and people cooperate with eachother;
Pursue no end, and people harmonize with eachother.