企者不立
“Standing on tiptoes, you lose your balance. Striding too fast, you stumble. Showing off dims your light. Those who boast have nothing of value.”
企者不立，跨者不行。自见者不明，自是者不彰，自伐者无功，自矜者不长。其在道也，曰余食赘行。物或恶之，故有道者不处。
You do not need to prove your worth by doing more. When you stop showing off, your true light begins to shine. Stop striving. Start being.
企者不立——踮脚站立不稳。
跨者不行——跨步太大走不远。
自见、自是、自伐、自矜——四种自我膨胀的毛病。
余食赘形——剩饭和赘瘤，人人厌恶。
有道者不处——有道之人不会这样做。
Let this chapter guide your next step.
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