Not elevating talents, so people don't compete; not cherishing rare-fi

安民 · Ān Mín

Classical Chinese Text

不上贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使民不乱。
是以圣人之治也，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨，恒使民无知、无欲也。
使夫知不敢、弗为而已，则无不治矣。

Translation & Meaning

Not elevating talents, so people don't compete; not cherishing rare-find goods, so people don't steal; not seeing desirables, so people don't covet.

Linguistic & Character Analysis

不 (bù): not / un- / without
上 (shàng): elevate / utmost / high
贤 (xián): talents / worthy / clever
使 (shǐ): cause / make / command
民 (mín): classical character (mín)
争 (zhēng): compete / contend / rival
贵 (guì): prize / cherish / valuable
难 (nán): difficult / arduous
得 (dé): obtain / acquire / gain
之 (zhī): particle: of / possessive / it
货 (huò): goods / treasure / items
为 (wèi): act / deem / become
盗 (dào): steal / thieves / plunder
见 (jiàn): see / display / manifest
可 (kě): can / capable of being
欲 (yù): intent / desire / craving
乱 (luàn): chaos / disorder / turmoil
是 (shì): this / therefore
以 (yǐ): in order to / by means of
圣 (shèng): sage / enlightened one
人 (rén): person / human
治 (zhì): govern / bring order / rule
也 (yě): [modal particle of assertion]
虚 (xū): empty / clear / open
其 (qí): its / their / his / her
心 (xīn): heart-mind / awareness
实 (shí): fill / nourish / substance
腹 (fù): belly / vital center
弱 (ruò): weaken / soften / yield
志 (zhì): will / intent / claim
强 (qiáng): strengthen / firm / robust
骨 (gǔ): bones / structural vitality
恒 (héng): eternal / dynamic constant
无 (wú): formless void / non-being / without
知 (zhī): know / distinguish / recognize
夫 (fū): for / indeed / now
敢 (gǎn): dare / venture forward
弗 (fú): not / does not
而 (ér): yet / and / but
已 (yǐ): arises / already / cessation
则 (zé): classical character (zé)
矣 (yǐ): [modal particle of realization]