贵生
原文
出生入死。生之徒，十有三；死之徒，十有三；人之生，动之死地，十有三。夫何故？以其生，生之厚。盖闻善摄生者，陆行不遇兕虎，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。
王弼注
出生入死。出生地，入死地。生之徒，十有三；死之徒，十有三；人之生，动之死地，亦十有三。夫何故？以其生生之厚。盖闻善摄生者，陆行不遇兕虎，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。十有三，犹云十分有三分，取其生道，全生之极，十分有三耳。取死之道，全死之极，亦十分有三耳。而民生生之厚，更之无生之地焉，善摄生者无以生为生，故无死地也。器之害者，莫甚乎兵戈，兽之害者，莫甚乎兕虎，而令兵戈无所容其锋刃，虎兕无所措其爪角，斯诚不以欲累其身者也，何死地之有乎。夫蚖蟮以渊为浅，而凿穴其中，鹰鸇以山为卑，而增巢其上，矰缴不能及，网罟不能到，可谓处于无死地矣，然而卒以甘饵，乃入于无生之地，岂非生生之厚乎，故物茍不以求离其本，不以欲渝其真，虽入军而不害，陆行而不可犯也，赤子之可则而贵信矣。
英文 · James Legge
(The value set on life) Men come forth and live; they enter (again) and die. Of every ten three are ministers of life (to themselves); and three are ministers of death. There are also three in every ten whose aim is to live, but whose movements tend to the land (or place) of death. And for what reason? Because of their excessive endeavours to perpetuate life. But I have heard that he who is skilful in managing the life entrusted to him for a time travels on the land without having to shun rhinoceros or tiger, and enters a host without having to avoid buff coat or sharp weapon. The rhinoceros finds no place in him into which to thrust its horn, nor the tiger a place in which to fix its claws, nor the weapon a place to admit its point. And for what reason? Because there is in him no place of death.