That he who lets go of what is done for what should be done learns his ruin rather than his preservation."

放弃已完成,之应该完成事务的人,体认到的是自我毁灭而非延续“

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But if one pursues it further than one should, it is absolute ruin."

但倘若过分沉溺其中，那他必将走向毁灭“

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Don't seem to impose, don't seek to impose your own high-minded innocence, sometimes called justice, your own high-minded innocence on the requirements of statecraft because it will only lead to ruin.

不要似乎去强加，不要试图去强加,把你高尚的纯真，有时候被称作正义，你自以为的高尚纯真强加到管理国家的,必要条件上去因为它只会导致毁灭。

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