第五十章  出生入死
出生入死。生之徒十有三; 死之徒十有三; 人之生，动之于死地，亦十有三。夫何故？以其生生之厚。盖闻善摄生者，路行不遇兕虎，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。

The Cycling fromBirth and Death

Men go forth intolife, And return in death.

Those coming to life occupy one third of allpopulation;

Those passing away occupy one third;

Those moving in between are one third.

Why is this cycling so?

It comes from the original power of life.

I have heard thatthose who celebrate life walk safely among the wild animals. When they go intobattle, they remain unharmed. The wild buffalo's horns find nothing to gore;the tiger's claws find nothing to tear; and weapons' points find nothing topierce.

Why is this so?

They flows in the waves of the Nature Mother,

Andhe is beyond theregion of death.

[译文]

人显现有形而生, 入地无迹为死。处于生机勃勃阶段的生命有三分之一，向衰老方向发展的有三分之一，而处于中间成长发展阶段的人又占总量的三分之一三成。为什么会这样？那是因为生生不息，生与死是无限循环。

据我所知，那些善于养生的人，他们在陆地行走不会受到兕虎的袭击，在军队中不会遭敌方的伤害，兕虎的利角也不会刺向他们，猛虎的利爪不会抓伤他们，敌人的刀枪不入他们的躯体。

为何如此呢？是他们顺势而为, 无欲无求。