大道废,有仁义;智慧出,有大伪;六亲不和,有孝慈;国家昏乱,有忠臣。
Chaos Follows
When the Great Tao was abandoned, philanthropy and morality appear;
When human intelligence on greediness is used,
great hypocrisies emerge;
When the Family has no harmony,
There were the standards "kind parents" and" filial sons";
When the nation falls into chaos,
Patriotism is born.
[译文]
大道废驰,便产生人类的仁义。人类后天的智巧扩滋生,欺诈虚假就自然出现。
六亲间因私利不和,孝与慈得以彰显。国家混乱不堪,才需要忠贞的臣子。