Chapter 44
名与身孰亲
名与身孰亲？
身与货孰多？
得与亡孰病？
是故甚爱必大费；
多藏必厚亡。
故知足不辱，
知止不殆，
可以长久。
One’s reputation or one’s body: which is dearer? One’s body or one’s goods: which is worth more? Gaining or losing: which is worse? Therefore, miserliness leads to great expense, hoarding leads to deep loss.
Know what is enough and escape shame; know when to stop and escape danger – thus can one long endure.
A modern classroom translation, with labeled subsections for study.
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