老子道德经(英译本)Lao Tze 61. Submission

作者：《Lao Tze》李耳

• A nation is like a hierarchy, a marketplace, and a maiden.
  A maiden wins her husband by submitting to his advances;
  Submission is a means of union.
  
  So when a large country submits to a small country
  It will adopt the small country;
  When a small country submits to a large country
  It will be adopted by the large country;
  The one submits and adopts;
  The other submits and is adopted.
  
  It is in the interest of a large country to unite and gain service,
  And in the interest of a small country to unite and gain patronage;
  If both would serve their interests,
  Both must submit.