【简体中文版】
不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民心不乱。是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知无欲。使夫智者不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。
【繁體中文版】
不尚賢，使民不爭；不貴難得之貨，使民不為盜；不見可欲，使民心不亂。是以聖人之治，虛其心，實其腹，弱其志，強其骨。常使民無知無欲。使夫智者不敢為也。為無為，則無不治。
【English Version】
Stop glorifying the “best and brightest” and people won’t bother competing for status. Quit hoarding rare, expensive stuff and folks won’t feel the need to steal. Don’t parade tempting things in front of everyone and their minds won’t get all twisted up.
So here’s how a wise leader rolls: Keep people’s minds clear and simple, but their bellies full. Tone down their crazy ambitions, but build up their physical strength. Basically, keep everyone chill and content rather than hungry for more. When you do that, even the smart alecks won’t try to game the system or show off.
Just handle things without meddling too much, and everything pretty much takes care of itself.
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