第五十章
出生入死。
生之徒,十有三;
死之徒,十有三;
人之生,动之死地,亦十有三。
夫何故?以其生生之厚。
盖闻善摄生者,陆行不遇兕虎,入军不被甲兵;
兕无所投其角,虎无所措其爪,兵无所容其刃。
夫何故?以其无死地。
Chapter 50
The Master gives himself up
to whatever the moment brings.
He knows that he is going to die,
and he has nothing left to hold on to:
no illusions in his mind,
no resistances in his body.
He doesn't think about his actions;
they flow from the core of his being.
He holds nothing back from life;
therefore he is ready for death,
as a man is ready for sleep
after a good day's work.