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Chapter

50

出生入死。生之徒,十有三;死之徒,十有三;人之生,动之于死地,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,虎无所用其爪,兵无所容其刃。夫何故?以其无死地。

Being born and die are unavoidable. A third of men have a long life; a third of men have short lives; another third of men could have long lives, but die by reckless. What is the reason ? It's because they want to live with too much intensity.
However, I learned that those who know how to manage their life fear neither rhinoceros nor tiger on their way. If he engages in army, he does not need a breastplate or weapons.
Rhinoceros would not know where to strike him with its horns, tiger where to tear him with its claws, soldier where to pierce him with his sword.
What is the reason ? He has no mortal weaknesses!

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