第六十章   道蒞天下

治大國，若烹小鮮。 以道蒞天下，其鬼不神。非其鬼不神，其神不傷人。非其神不傷人，圣人亦不傷人。夫兩不相傷，故德交歸焉。

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[譯文]

悟道的人治理大國就像煎小魚一樣，少生滋擾。 以道德大法治理天下，鬼怪就無法惑亂于人。鬼怪不生惑亂，神祗就不會侵傷百姓。神祗不侵傷百性，悟道的人更不會侵擾民眾。

鬼神和悟道之人都不傷害滋擾百姓，就上下合德、吉祥和諧了。

Governing like Frying a Small Fish

Leading a large country islike cooking a small fish.

Governing alarge country

is likecooking a small fish.

(You spoilit with too much poking.)

Let Tao reign over the world,and no spirits will show their ghostly powers.

Not that demons have nospiritual powers, their spiritual powers can no longer harm people. Not onlywill their supernatural power not harm people, the enlightened will always come to protect people.

Themysterious and the enlightened

do not bringharm to human beings,