《菜根谭》英译（偏见害人、聪明障道）

利欲未尽害心，意见乃害心之蟊贼；声色未必障道，聪明乃障道之藩屏。<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Desire for fame and wealth does not necessarily harm the heart of a man with a true nature; it is the clinging to prejudice that is the root of harm to such a nature. Lasciviousness in itself does not necessarily prevent a man cultivating the Way; it is the employment of his intelligence that puts a barrier between him and the Way.

（保罗·怀特 译）

Material desires may not necessarily do harm onto man’s notion, but self-willedness, by acting like a pest, will do. Sensual pleasures may not necessarily hinder man’s virtue, but smart aleck, by acting like an obstacle, will do.

（周文标 译）