爱己
原文
民不畏威，则大威至。无狎其所居，无厌其所生。夫唯不厌，是以不厌。是以圣人自知不自见；自爱不自贵。故去彼取此。
王弼注
民不畏威，则大威至。无狎其所居，无厌其所生。清静无为谓之居，谦后不盈谓之生，离其清净，行其躁欲，弃其谦后，任其威权，则物扰而民僻，威不能复制民，民不能堪其威，则上下大溃矣，天诛将至，故曰，民不畏威，则大威至。无狎其所居，无厌其所生，言威力不可任也。夫唯不厌，不自厌也。是以不厌。不自厌，是以天下莫之厌。是以圣人自知不自见；不自见其所知，以光耀行威也。自爱不自贵。自贵则物狎厌居生。故去彼取此。
英文 · James Legge
(Loving one's self) When the people do not fear what they ought to fear, that which is their great dread will come on them. Let them not thoughtlessly indulge themselves in their ordinary life; let them not act as if weary of what that life depends on. It is by avoiding such indulgence that such weariness does not arise. Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on, himself. And thus he puts the latter alternative away and makes choice of the former.