（古诗英译）《讀老子》- 白居易

自娱自乐

《讀老子》白居易
　　言者不知知者默，此語吾聞於老君。
　　若道老君是知者，緣何自著五千文。
Those who know are reticent but those who talk don't know,
This saying by a wiseman Laozi of that I have heard.
Yet if Laozi were really one of those who thought they know,
Why then did he write a book of five-thousand-word?

无心剑

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读老子

Reading Laozi

白居易

by Bai Juyi

言者不知知者默，
此语吾闻于老君。
若道老君是知者，
缘何自著五千文。

Talkers have no wisdom that lies in silence,
I've heard this from Laozi with intelligence.
Yet if he was a man who had a wise brain,
Why he wrote a book is so hard to explain!
译于2010年1月31日。

自娱自乐

The silent who knows yet the talker who doesn't know

自娱自乐

It is pretty hard to be concise to render the first line if it has to be loyal to the original Chinese, I reckon.

自娱自乐

Nice try, though slightly deviated from the original Chinese...
once again, pretty concise as always
欣赏，学习，同乐，呵呵呵

无心剑

这样译蛮好的，借用一个词talker。

无心剑

呵呵，译得有点偏离原诗，剑走偏锋了吧，O(∩_∩)O~

周道模

read and learn, thanks!

海外逸士

This saying by a wiseman Laozi of which I've heard.
of  whom,  not  which.

自娱自乐

which is used to qualify this saying (by a wiseman Laozi), it is not about laozi, it is about what he said, right?
Anyway, I've changed it into that, so whether is a thing or a man, they are all covered.
Thanks for your input as always!