任德
原文
圣人无常心，以百姓心为心。善者，吾善之；不善者，吾亦善之；德善。信者，吾信之；不信者，吾亦信之；德信。圣人在天下，歙歙为天下浑其心，百姓皆注其耳目，圣人皆孩之。
王弼注
圣人无常心，以百姓心为心。动常因也。善者，吾善之；不善者，吾亦善之，各因其用则善不失也。德善。无弃人也。信者，吾信之；不信者，吾亦信之，德信。圣人在，天下歙歙，为天下浑其心，百姓皆注其耳目，各用聪明。圣人皆孩之。皆使和而无欲，如婴儿也。夫天地设位，圣人成能，人谋鬼谋，百姓与能者，能者与之，资者取之，能大则大，资贵则贵，物有其宗，事有其主，如此则可冕疏充目而不惧于欺，黈纩塞耳而无戚于慢，又何为劳一身之聪明，以察百姓之情哉。夫以明察物，物亦竞以其明应之，以不信察物，物亦竞以其不信应之。夫天下之心，不必同其所应，不敢异则莫肯用其情矣。甚矣，害之大也，莫大于用其明矣，夫在智则人与之讼，在力则人与之争，智不出于人而立乎讼地，则穷矣。力不出于人而立乎争地，则危矣。未有能使人无用其智力乎己者也，如此则己以一敌人，而人以千万敌己也。若乃多其法网，烦其刑罚，塞其径路，攻其幽宅，则万物失其自然，百姓丧其手足，鸟乱于上，鱼乱于下，是以圣人之于天下，歙歙焉，心无所主也，为天下浑心焉，意无所适莫也。无所察焉，百姓何避，无所求焉，百姓何应，无避无应，则莫不用其情矣。人无为舍其所能而为其所不能，舍其所长而为其短，如此，则言者言其所知，行者行其所能，百姓各皆注其耳目焉，吾皆孩之而已。
英文 · James Legge
(The quality of indulgence) The sage has no invariable mind of his own; he makes the mind of the people his mind. To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good; - and thus (all) get to be good. To those who are sincere (with me), I am sincere; and to those who are not sincere (with me), I am also sincere; - and thus (all) get to be sincere. The sage has in the world an appearance of indecision, and keeps his mind in a state of indifference to all. The people all keep their eyes and ears directed to him, and he deals with them all as his children.