第二十七章  悟道为人

善行无辙迹，善言无瑕谪，善数不用筹策，善闭无关楗而不可开，善结无绳约而不可解。是以圣人常善救人，故无弃人；常善救物，故无弃物，是谓袭明。故善人者，不善人之师；不善人者，善人之资。不贵其师，不爱其资，虽智大迷，是谓要妙。

Universal Intelligence

A good traveller leaves no tracks, and A good speaker has no flaws.A skillful accountant needs no counting-devices.

A good door is well shut without bolts and cannot be opened. A good knot is tied without rope and cannot be loosed.

A good closer needs no bars or bolts, And yet it is impossible to open. A good fastener needs no cords or knots, And yet it is impossible to untie.

Hence, the Sage is always good at saving men, And therefore nobody is abandoned; Always good at saving things, And therefore nothing is wasted. This is called "following the guidance of the universal intelligence."

Therefore the good man is the teacher of the bad, And the bad is the lesson of the good.

If you fail to honor your teacher or fail to enjoy your student, you will become deluded no matter how smart you are. Such is the essential mystery.

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善行走的人，无迹可寻；善于言谈者，无懈可击；善于计算者，不用算具却精确至微；善于关闭的人，不用栓销，别人也无法打开。善于捆缚的，不用绳索却使人不能解。因此，古代真正悟道的人善于帮助引领众人，所以不会不遗弃任何人。他们善于物尽其用，所以不会抛弃任何物品，这才叫通晓天理。悟道的人是引导众人摆脱物役，尊道奉德的导师；迷失物欲、背道离德的众人恰好是悟道的人的资源。

不珍视行善的师资， 不爱护可以借鉴的源泉，虽自以为聪明，实际上是糊涂透顶。这种根本的感悟才是修德的精妙要领。