Chapter 9
第九章
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full.
持而盈之，不如其已。
If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness.
揣而锐之，不可长保。

When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe.
金玉满堂，莫之能守。
When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself.
富贵而骄，自遗其咎。
When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
功成名遂身退，天之道也。