~{ 夫为啬,是谓早服;早服谓之重积德;重积德则无不克;无不克~}
~{则莫知其极;莫知其极,可以有国;有国之母,可以长久;是谓深根~}
~{固柢,长生久视之道。~}
59.Restraint
Manageagreatnationasyouwouldcookadelicatefish.
Togovernmeninaccordwithnature
Itisbesttoberestrained;
Restraintmakesagreementeasytoattain,
Andeasyagreementbuildsharmoniousrelationships;
Withsufficientharmonynoresistancewillarise;
Whennoresistancearises,thenyoupossesstheheartofthenation,
Andwhenyoupossessthenation'sheart,yourinfluencewillendure:
Deeplyrootedandfirmlyestablished.
Thisisthemethodoffarsightandlonglife.