Ch. 47 |
Sentence 1 |
Beck |
One can know the world without going outside. One can see the Way of heaven without looking out the window. The further one goes the less one knows. |
Blackney |
The world may be known Without leaving the house; The Way may be seen Apart from the windows. The further you go, The less you will know. |
Bynner |
There is no need to run outside For better seeing, Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide At the center of your being; For the more you leave, the less you learn. |
Byrn |
Without opening your door, you can know the whole world. Without looking out your window, you can understand the way of the Tao. The more knowledge you seek, the less you will understand. |
Chan |
One may know the world without going out of doors. One may see the Way of Heaven without looking through the windows. The further one goes, the less one knows. |
Cleary |
They know the world without even going out the door. They see the sky and its pattern without even looking out the window. The further out it goes, the less knowledge is; |
Crowley |
One need not pass his threshold to comprehend all that is under Heaven, nor to look out from his lattice to behold the Dao Celestial. Nay! but the farther a man goes, the less he knows. |
Hansen |
Don't step outside your door. Know the social world. Don't look out the window. See the natural guide. The farther you go the less you know what to do. |
LaFargue |
Understanding the world without going out the door. Understanding Heaven's Way without looking out the window. Traveling very widely, understanding very little. |
Legge |
Without going outside his door, one understands (all that takes place) under the sky; without looking out from his window, one sees the Tao of Heaven. The farther that one goes out (from himself), the less he knows. |
Lindauer |
Without going out through doors know the world Without seeing out through windows see the tao of the heavens Who travels extremely far knows extremely little. |
LinYutan |
Without stepping outside one's doors, One can know what is happening in the world, Without looking out of one's windows, One can see the Tao of heaven. The farther one pursues knowledge, The less one knows. |
Mabry |
Without going outside, You can know the whole world. Without looking out the window, You can know Heaven's Way. The further out you seek The less you understand. |
McDonald |
One can know what's happening all over the world without going out of doors. One can see the dao of the big wide beyond here without looking out of ones windows, and see all the ways of that beyond-here. Then, the further one travels the less one knows. |
Merel |
Without taking a step outdoors You know the whole world; Without taking a peep out the window You know the colour of the sky. The more you experience, The less you know. |
Mitchell |
Without opening your door, you can open your heart to the world. Without looking out your window, you can see the essence of the Tao. The more you know, the less you understand. |
Muller |
Without going out the door, knowing everything, Without peaking out the window shades, seeing the Way of Heaven. The further you go, the less you know. |
Red Pine |
Without going out his door he knows the whole world without looking out his window he knows the Way of Heaven the farther people go the less people know |
Ta-Kao |
Without going out of the door One can know the whole world; Without peeping out of the window One can see the Tao of heaven. The further one travels The less one knows. |
Walker |
Without going out the door, you can know the world. Without looking out the window, you can see heaven. The farther you travel, the less you know. |
Wayism |
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Wieger |
Without going out by the door, one can know the whole world; without looking through the window, one can become aware of the way of heaven (principles which rule all things). - The further one goes, the less one learns. |
World |
you can experience the world without leaving your home. Without looking out the window you can see the manifestations of Infinity. The further you carry your distinctions and your judgments, the more confused and lost you become. |
Wu |
Without going out of your door, You can know the ways of the world. Without peeping through your window, You can see the Way of Heaven. The farther you go, The less you know. |