双语诗歌翻译|《中庸·二十二》

至诚尽性是中庸全篇主旨所在。只有至诚者能尽其本性，实现其本性，一切人都能实现其本性，为仁善行表现在社会各个方面，则万物的天性也可以得到实现了。人如果能发扬向善之心，由仁民爱民而爱万物，珍惜万物，就可以赞助天地的化育之功。人类为万物之灵，可以以其智慧及能力让大自然中的万物得到适当的生存机会。人可以与天地并地而为三。儒家这种致极、致美的思想境界值得每个人去追求，为之而不懈努力。

中庸·二十二

唯天下至诚，为能尽其性；能尽其性，则能尽人之性；能尽人之性，则能尽物之性；能尽物之性，则可以赞天地之化育；可以赞天地之化育，则可以与天地参矣。

XXII

It is only he, in the world, who possesses absolute truth, who can get to the bottom of the law of his being. He who is able to get to the bottom of the law of his being, will be able to get to the bottom of the law of being of other men. He who is able to get to the bottom of the law of being of men, will be able to get to the bottom of the laws of physical nature. He who is able to get to the bottom of the laws of physical nature, will be able to influence the forces of creation of the Universe. He who can influence the forces of creation of the Universe, is one with the Powers of the Universe.