道德经(Tao Te Ching)中英文对照

道经·第十一章

2019-02-04  本文已影响0人  鱼目逗珠

  三十辐共一轂,当其无,有车之用。埏埴以為器,当其无,有器之用。凿户牖以為室,当其无,有室之用。故有之以為利,无之以為用。

Tao Ching Chapter Eleven

Thirty spokes unite around one hub to make a wheel.

It is the presence of the empty space that gives the function of a vehicle.

Clay is molded into a vessel. It is the empty space that gives the function of a vessel.

Doors and windows are chisel out to make a room.

It is the empty space in the room that gives its function.

Therefore, something substantial can be beneficial.

While the emptiness of void is what can be utilized.

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