《菜根谭》英译（天理路广、人欲路窄）

天理路上甚宽，稍游心，胸中便觉广大宏朗；人欲路上甚窄，才寄迹，眼前俱荆棘泥涂。<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

The path of heavenly principles is wide. One you set your foot on this path, it takes only a bit of hard thinking for you to become fully enlightened. The path of human desire is narrow. Once you venture onto it you will see nothing but brambles and mud.

（保罗·怀特 译）

The path for pursuing the Heavenly principles is wide; so long as you set your mind on it, even a bit, you will find your heart suddenly broadened and enlightened. The road for following human desires is narrow; as soon as you start off, you will find yourself confronted with brambles and mud everywhere.

（周文标 译）