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民不畏威，則大威至。無狎其所居，無厭其所生。夫唯不厭，是以不厭。是以聖人自知不自見，自愛不自貴。故去彼取此。When the people do not fear authority, a great terror will come. Do not crowd their dwellings; do not oppress their livelihood. Only if they are not oppressed will they not grow weary. Therefore the sage knows himself but does not show himself; loves himself but does not exalt himself. So he rejects that and takes this.
白Plain Chinese
百姓不畏惧统治者的威压，那么更大的祸乱就要来了。不要逼迫百姓不得安居，不要压制百姓的生计。正因为不压制百姓，所以百姓也不厌弃统治者。所以圣人有自知之明而不自我显扬，爱惜自己而不自居高贵。所以舍弃那些，取用这些。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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