一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
五色令人目盲，五音令人耳聾，五味令人口爽，馳騁畋獵令人心發狂，難得之貨令人行妨。是以聖人為腹不為目，故去彼取此。The five colors blind the eye, the five notes deafen the ear, the five flavors dull the palate; racing and hunting madden the heart, and goods hard to get hinder one's conduct. Therefore the sage cares for the belly, not the eye. So he rejects that and takes this.
What this chapter says
一孔按：东西本来是养人的；追着看、追着尝、追着要，就成了东西使唤人。常有人问“好东西多了，为什么反倒伤人”，上面是一孔录的回答。
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白Plain Chinese
五彩缤纷让人眼花，五音繁杂让人耳聋，五味浓重让人口舌失味，纵马打猎让人心发狂，难得的财货让人行为失常。所以圣人只求吃饱，不求悦目，舍弃那些，取用这些。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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