检欲

原文

五色令人目盲；五音令人耳聋；五味令人口爽；驰骋田猎，令人心发狂；难得之货，令人行妨。是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此。

王弼注

五色令人目盲，五音令人耳聋，五味令人口爽，驰骋畋猎令人心发狂，爽，差失也，失口之用，故谓之爽。夫耳目口心，皆顺其性也，不以顺性命，反以伤自然，故曰聋、盲、爽、狂也。难得之货令人行妨。难得之货，塞人正路，故令人行妨也。是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此。为腹者以物养己，为目者以物役己，故圣人不为目也。

英文 · James Legge

(The repression of the desires) Colour's five hues from the eyes their sight will take; Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make; The flavours five deprive the mouth of taste; The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange, Sought for, men's conduct will to evil change. Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes. He puts from him the latter, and prefers to seek the former.