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春三月，此謂發陳，天地俱生，萬物以榮。夜卧早起，廣步於庭，被髮緩形，以使志生。生而勿殺，予而勿奪，賞而勿罰，此春氣之應，養生之道也。逆之則傷肝，夏爲寒變，奉長者少。
春三月，此谓发陈，天地俱生，万物以荣。夜卧早起，广步于庭，被发缓形，以使志生。生而勿杀，予而勿夺，赏而勿罚，此春气之应，养生之道也。逆之则伤肝，夏为寒变，奉长者少。
Chūn sān yuè, cǐ wèi fā chén, tiān dì jù shēng, wàn wù yǐ róng. yè wò zǎo qǐ, guǎng bù yú tíng, pī fà huǎn xíng, yǐ shǐ zhì shēng. shēng ér wù shā, yǔ ér wù duó, shǎng ér wù fá, cǐ chūn qì zhī yìng, yǎng shēng zhī dào yě. nì zhī zé shāng gān, xià wéi hán biàn, fèng zhǎng zhě shǎo.
春季的三个月叫做发陈：天地一同生发，万物因此欣欣向荣。应当晚睡早起，在庭院里缓步而行，披散开头发、松缓形体，使志意随着生发之气而萌动。对待万物，要生养而不要杀伐，要给予而不要夺去，要奖赏而不要惩罚，这是与春气相应、养护生气的法则。违逆了它就会伤肝，到夏天发生寒变，供给夏天长养的资本也就少了。
The three months of spring are called the bringing forth of what was stored. Heaven and earth are both giving birth; the ten thousand things are in bloom. Sleep at night and rise early, walk with a wide stride in the courtyard, let the hair down and slacken the body, so that the will comes to life. Let things live and do not kill; give and do not take away; reward and do not punish. This is the answer to the qi of spring, and it is the way of nourishing life. Going against it harms the liver; in summer there is a cold change, and there is little to hand on to what must grow.
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夏三月，此謂蕃秀。天地氣交，萬物華實。夜卧早起，無厭於日，使志無怒，使華英成秀，使氣得泄，若所愛在外。此夏氣之應，養長之道也。逆之則傷心，秋爲痎瘧，奉收者少，冬至重病。
夏三月，此谓蕃秀。天地气交，万物华实。夜卧早起，无厌于日，使志无怒，使华英成秀，使气得泄，若所爱在外。此夏气之应，养长之道也。逆之则伤心，秋为痎疟，奉收者少，冬至重病。
Xià sān yuè, cǐ wèi fán xiù. tiān dì qì jiāo, wàn wù huā shí. yè wò zǎo qǐ, wú yàn yú rì, shǐ zhì wú nù, shǐ huā yīng chéng xiù, shǐ qì dé xiè, ruò suǒ ài zài wài. cǐ xià qì zhī yìng, yǎng zhǎng zhī dào yě. nì zhī zé shāng xīn, qiū wéi jiē nüè, fèng shōu zhě shǎo, dōng zhì zhòng bìng.
夏季的三个月叫做蕃秀：天地之气相交，万物开花结实。应当晚睡早起，不要厌倦漫长的白昼，使志意不发怒，使容色华美而充盛，使气机得以宣泄，好像心所喜爱的都在身外。这是与夏气相应、养护长养的法则。违逆了它就会伤心，到秋天发生痎疟，供给秋天收敛的资本就少了，到冬至时病情还会加重。
The three months of summer are called flourishing and fair. The qi of heaven and earth intermingle; the ten thousand things flower and set fruit. Sleep at night and rise early, do not weary of the sun, keep the will free from anger, let the flowering brilliance come to its bloom, and let the qi find its outlet, as though what one loved were outside. This is the answer to the qi of summer, and it is the way of nourishing growth. Going against it harms the heart; in autumn there is jie malaria, there is little to hand on to what must gather in, and at the winter solstice the illness is grave.
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秋三月，此謂容平。天氣以急，地氣以明，早卧早起，與雞俱興，使志安寧，以緩秋刑，收斂神氣，使秋氣平，無外其志，使肺氣清。此秋氣之應，養收之道也。逆之則傷肺，冬爲飱泄，奉藏者少。
秋三月，此谓容平。天气以急，地气以明，早卧早起，与鸡俱兴，使志安宁，以缓秋刑，收敛神气，使秋气平，无外其志，使肺气清。此秋气之应，养收之道也。逆之则伤肺，冬为飧泄，奉藏者少。
Qiū sān yuè, cǐ wèi róng píng. tiān qì yǐ jí, dì qì yǐ míng, zǎo wò zǎo qǐ, yǔ jī jù xīng, shǐ zhì ān níng, yǐ huǎn qiū xíng, shōu liǎn shén qì, shǐ qiū qì píng, wú wài qí zhì, shǐ fèi qì qīng. cǐ qiū qì zhī yìng, yǎng shōu zhī dào yě. nì zhī zé shāng fèi, dōng wéi sūn xiè, fèng cáng zhě shǎo.
秋季的三个月叫做容平：天气劲急，地气清明。应当早睡早起，与鸡同时起身，使志意安宁，以舒缓秋气的肃杀，收敛神气，使秋气得以平和，不使志意外驰，使肺气清肃。这是与秋气相应、养护收敛的法则。违逆了它就会伤肺，到冬天发生飱泄，供给冬天闭藏的资本就少了。
The three months of autumn are called the settled and the level. The qi of heaven turns sharp; the qi of earth turns clear. Sleep early and rise early, get up with the cockerel, keep the will at peace so as to soften the flaying of autumn, gather in the spirit and the qi so that the qi of autumn is level, keep the will from reaching outward, and let the lung qi be pure. This is the answer to the qi of autumn, and it is the way of nourishing the gathering in. Going against it harms the lung; in winter there is food-diarrhoea, and there is little to hand on to what must be stored.
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冬三月，此謂閉藏。水冰地坼，無擾乎陽，早卧晚起，必待日光。使志若伏若匿，若有私意，若已有得，去寒就温，無泄皮膚，使氣亟奪。此冬氣之應，養藏之道也。逆之則傷腎，春爲痿厥，奉生者少。
冬三月，此谓闭藏。水冰地坼，无扰乎阳，早卧晚起，必待日光。使志若伏若匿，若有私意，若已有得，去寒就温，无泄皮肤，使气亟夺。此冬气之应，养藏之道也。逆之则伤肾，春为痿厥，奉生者少。
Dōng sān yuè, cǐ wèi bì cáng. shuǐ bīng dì chè, wú rǎo hū yáng, zǎo wò wǎn qǐ, bì dài rì guāng. shǐ zhì ruò fú ruò nì, ruò yǒu sī yì, ruò yǐ yǒu dé, qù hán jiù wēn, wú xiè pí fū, shǐ qì qì duó. cǐ dōng qì zhī yìng, yǎng cáng zhī dào yě. nì zhī zé shāng shèn, chūn wéi wěi jué, fèng shēng zhě shǎo.
冬季的三个月叫做闭藏：水结成冰，地冻开裂，不要扰动阳气。应当早睡晚起，一定要等到日光出来。使志意好像潜伏、好像藏匿，好像心里藏着私意，好像已经有所获得；避开寒冷、趋就温暖，不要泄出皮肤，使气屡被夺去。这是与冬气相应、养护闭藏的法则。违逆了它就会伤肾，到春天发生痿厥，供给春天生发的资本就少了。
The three months of winter are called the shutting in and the storing. Water is ice and the earth is split; do not disturb the yang. Sleep early and rise late, and always wait for the light of the sun. Make the will as though it were lying low, as though it were hidden, as though one held a private thought, as though one had already gained something. Leave the cold and draw near to the warm; do not let anything out through the skin, or the qi will be taken from you again and again. This is the answer to the qi of winter, and it is the way of nourishing the storing. Going against it harms the kidney; in spring there is flaccidity and inversion, and there is little to hand on to what must come to life.
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天氣，清淨光明者也。藏德不止，故不下也。天明則日月不明，邪害空竅，陽氣者閉塞，地氣者冒明。
天气，清净光明者也。藏德不止，故不下也。天明则日月不明，邪害空窍，阳气者闭塞，地气者冒明。
Tiān qì, qīng jìng guāng míng zhě yě. cáng dé bù zhǐ, gù bù xià yě. tiān míng zé rì yuè bù míng, xié hài kǒng qiào, yáng qì zhě bì sè, dì qì zhě mào míng.
天气，是清净而光明的。它蕴藏其德而不止息，所以不会下坠。若是天色过明，日月反而失其光明，邪气就会侵害孔窍；阳气闭塞不通，地气反而蒙蔽光明。
The qi of heaven is pure, still, bright and luminous. It stores its virtue away and never stops, and so it does not fall. If the sky becomes over-bright, then sun and moon lose their light, and evils harm the openings; the yang qi is stopped up and shut in, and the qi of earth throws a veil over the brightness.
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雲霧不精，則上應白露不下，交通不表，萬物命故不施，不施則名木多死。惡氣不發，風雨不節，白露不下，則菀槁不榮，賊風數至，暴雨數起，天地四時不相保，與道相失，則未央絶滅。唯聖人從之，故身無奇病，萬物不失，生氣不竭。
云雾不精，则上应白露不下，交通不表，万物命故不施，不施则名木多死。恶气不发，风雨不节，白露不下，则菀槁不荣，贼风数至，暴雨数起，天地四时不相保，与道相失，则未央绝灭。唯圣人从之，故身无奇病，万物不失，生气不竭。
Yún wù bù jīng, zé shàng yìng bái lù bù xià, jiāo tōng bù biǎo, wàn wù mìng gù bù shī, bù shī zé míng mù duō sǐ. è qì bù fā, fēng yǔ bù jié, bái lù bù xià, zé yù gǎo bù róng, zéi fēng shuò zhì, bào yǔ shuò qǐ, tiān dì sì shí bù xiāng bǎo, yǔ dào xiāng shī, zé wèi yāng jué miè. wéi shèng rén cóng zhī, gù shēn wú qí bìng, wàn wù bù shī, shēng qì bù jié.
云雾不得精纯，天上的白露就不能下降；天地之气不相交通，万物的生机便无从施与。无从施与，名贵的树木便多枯死。恶气不得发散，风雨没有节制，白露不降，那么茂盛的草木也会枯槁而不荣。贼风屡屡袭来，暴雨频频兴起，天地四时不能互相保全，与道相违背，那么万物未到半途便已绝灭。唯有圣人能顺从它，所以身无奇病，万物不失其所，生气不会枯竭。
When the clouds and mists are not pure, the white dew above does not come down. When the ways between heaven and earth are not opened out, the life of the ten thousand things has nothing to be given from. With nothing given, the famed trees die in numbers. When the bad qi does not get out, when wind and rain keep no measure, when the white dew does not fall, then what was lush withers and does not bloom. Thieving winds come time after time, torrential rains rise again and again, heaven and earth and the four seasons no longer keep one another, and the way is lost — then things are cut off and perish before their middle. Only the sage follows it, and so his body has no strange illness; the ten thousand things do not lose their place, and the qi of life is not used up.
Nì chūn qì, zé shào yáng bù shēng, gān qì nèi biàn; nì xià qì, zé tài yáng bù zhǎng, xīn qì nèi dòng; nì qiū qì, zé tài yīn bù shōu, fèi qì jiāo mǎn; nì dōng qì, zé shào yīn bù cáng, shèn qì dú chén.
违逆春气，少阳就不能生发，肝气在内发生病变；违逆夏气，太阳就不能长养，心气在内空虚；违逆秋气，太阴就不能收敛，肺气焦燥而胀满；违逆冬气，少阴就不能闭藏，肾气独自沉陷。
Going against the qi of spring, Shaoyang · lesser yang does not give life, and the liver qi changes inwardly. Going against the qi of summer, Taiyang · greater yang does not grow, and the heart qi is hollow within. Going against the qi of autumn, Taiyin · greater yin does not gather in, and the lung qi is scorched and full. Going against the qi of winter, Shaoyin · lesser yin does not store, and the kidney qi sinks alone.
Fú sì shí yīn yáng zhě, wàn wù zhī gēn běn yě. suǒ yǐ shèng rén chūn xià yǎng yáng, qiū dōng yǎng yīn, yǐ cóng qí gēn, gù yǔ wàn wù chén fú yú shēng zhǎng zhī mén. nì qí gēn, zé fá qí běn, huài qí zhēn yǐ.
四时阴阳，是万物的根本。所以圣人在春夏养护阳气，在秋冬养护阴气，以顺从这个根本，因而能与万物一同沉浮在生长的大门之中。违逆了这个根本，就是砍伐本元、败坏真气。
The yin and yang of the four seasons are the root of the ten thousand things. So the sage nourishes yang in spring and summer and nourishes yin in autumn and winter, following the root; and therefore he rises and sinks with the ten thousand things at the gate of growth. To go against the root is to fell the trunk and ruin the true.
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故陰陽四時者，萬物之終始也，死生之本也。逆之則災害生，從之則苛疾不起，是謂得道。
故阴阳四时者，万物之终始也，死生之本也。逆之则灾害生，从之则苛疾不起，是谓得道。
Gù yīn yáng sì shí zhě, wàn wù zhī zhōng shǐ yě, sǐ shēng zhī běn yě. nì zhī zé zāi hài shēng, cóng zhī zé kē jí bù qǐ, shì wèi dé dào.
阴阳四时，是万物的终始，是死生的根本。违逆它，灾害就发生；顺从它，苛疾就不会兴起，这就叫做得道。
Yin and yang and the four seasons are the ending and the beginning of the ten thousand things; they are the root of death and of life. Go against them and calamity arises; follow them and grievous illness does not get up. This is called getting the way.
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道者，聖人行之，愚者佩之。從陰陽則生，逆之則死；從之則治，逆之則亂。反順爲逆，是謂内格。
道者，圣人行之，愚者佩之。从阴阳则生，逆之则死；从之则治，逆之则乱。反顺为逆，是谓内格。
Dào zhě, shèng rén xíng zhī, yú zhě pèi zhī. cóng yīn yáng zé shēng, nì zhī zé sǐ; cóng zhī zé zhì, nì zhī zé luàn. fǎn shùn wéi nì, shì wèi nèi gé.
道这个东西，圣人实行它，愚人只是佩带它。顺从阴阳就能生存，违逆就会死亡；顺从就安定，违逆就混乱。把顺反过来说成逆，这就叫做内格。
As for the way: the sage walks in it, the foolish merely wear it. Follow yin and yang and you live; go against them and you die. Follow them and there is order; go against them and there is disorder. To turn compliance into its opposite and call it opposition — this is called being barred within.
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是故聖人不治已病治未病，不治已亂治未亂，此之謂也。夫病已成而後藥之，亂已成而後治之，譬猶渴而穿井。鬭而鑄錐，不亦晚乎？
是故圣人不治已病治未病，不治已乱治未乱，此之谓也。夫病已成而后药之，乱已成而后治之，譬犹渴而穿井。斗而铸锥，不亦晚乎？
Shì gù shèng rén bù zhì yǐ bìng zhì wèi bìng, bù zhì yǐ luàn zhì wèi luàn, cǐ zhī wèi yě. fú bìng yǐ chéng ér hòu yào zhī, luàn yǐ chéng ér hòu zhì zhī, pì yóu kě ér chuān jǐng. dòu ér zhù zhuī, bù yì wǎn hū?
所以圣人不等病已形成才去治，而是在未病时就治；不等乱已形成才去理，而是在未乱时就理，说的就是这个。病已形成而后用药，乱已形成而后治理，就好比口渴了才去挖井、要争斗了才去铸造锥子，不是太晚了吗？
And so the sage does not treat what is already ill — he treats what is not yet ill; he does not order what is already in disorder — he orders what is not yet in disorder. This is what that means. To give medicines once the illness has formed, to bring order once the disorder has formed, is like digging a well only when one is thirsty, or casting an awl only when the fight is on: is that not too late?