英语翻译知其雄 ,守其雌 ,为天下溪.为天下溪 ,常德不离 ,复归於婴儿.知其白 ,守其黑,为天下式.为天下式 ,常德不

英语翻译
知其雄 ,守其雌 ,为天下溪.
为天下溪 ,常德不离 ,复归於婴儿.
知其白 ,守其黑,为天下式.
为天下式 ,常德不忒,复归於无极.
知其荣,守其辱 ,为天下谷.
为天下谷 ,常德乃足,复归於朴.
朴散则为器 ,圣人用之则为官长.
故大制不割.

28.
知其雄,守其雌,为天下溪.
为天下溪 ,常德不离,复归於婴儿.
知其白,守其黑,为天下式.
为天下式 ,常德不忒,复归於无极.
知其荣,守其辱 ,为天下谷.
为天下谷,常德乃足,复归於朴.
朴散则为器 ,圣人用之则为官长.
故大制不割.
Ned Ludd 译本（来源不明）
28.
Know the male but keep to the female,and become the valley of the world.
As a valley,you have all your original powers,becoming like a baby.
Know the light but stay in the dark,and become a model for the world.
As a model,you have eternal power,returning to the beginning.
Know honor but stay humble,and become valley of the universe.
As valley of the universe,you are like uncarved wood.
When the wood is cut up,it becomes tools.
The sage uses the uncarved wood,and becomes a perfect tool.
Truly,the greatest carver does the least cutting.
林语堂译本
28.Keeping to the Female
He who is aware of the Male
But keeps to the Female
Becomes the ravine of the world.
Being the ravine of the world,
He has the original character (teh) which is not cut up.
And returns again to the (innocence of the) babe.
He who is conscious of the white (bright)
But keeps to the black (dark)
Becomes the model for the world.
Being the model for the world,
He has the eternal power which never errs,
And returns again to the Primordial Nothingness.
He who is familiar with honor and glory
But keeps to obscurity
Becomes the valley of the world.
Being the valley of the world,
He has an eternal power which always suffices,
And returns again to the natural integrity of uncarved wood.
Break up this uncarved wood
And it is shaped into vessel
In the hands of the Sage
They become the officials and magistrates.
Therefore the great ruler does not cut up.
个人觉得第一个译本比较简洁、易读