寵辱若驚，貴大患若身。
何謂寵辱若驚？寵為下，得之若驚，失之若驚，是謂寵辱若驚。
何謂貴大患若身？吾所以有大患者，為吾有身；及吾無身，吾有何患？
故貴以身為天下，若可寄天下；愛以身為天下，若可托天下。

Panickingin Favor

Ordinary people are apt to get into panicking in gaining favor and losing favor,

For they regard material loss as precious as losing part of the physicalbody.

What is the meaning of “panicking in in gaining favor and losing favor”

Favor ascends,out of favor descends,

to attain favor brings delightment,

to lose favor brings delution.

Therefore there is“panicking in favor and out of favor ”

What is “Regarding material loss as precious as losing part of thephysical body?”

What we fear is the exstistence of our physical body;

When we are selfless,

Where does the fear come from?

Theorefore those who value the world ashis body may be entrusted with the empire.

Those who loves the worldas be does his own body can be entrusted with the world.

 [譯文]

人們?nèi)菀椎脤櫯c受辱時驚慌失措， 也會把榮辱這樣的大患看得與身體器官一樣珍貴。什么是得寵和受辱而驚慌失措呢？得寵是卑下的，得寵驚喜, 失寵驚恐，稱之為得寵與失寵都驚慌。什么又是把榮辱這樣的大患看得與身體器官一樣珍貴呢？人之所以有患得患失，完全是因?yàn)橛小拔摇睘橹行牡母兄?；一旦放下這個軀體，還會有什么禍患呢？

能為天下舍生的人，才可以承擔(dān)治理天下的的大任。愛天下如同其身體一樣的人，才可以肩負(fù)服務(wù)大眾的事業(yè)。