同样，如果君主推举贤人做官，那么人民就学会了竞争，君主爱惜金银财宝，那么人民就懂得了偷盗。所以要想治理好国家，就应该让人民头脑空，肚子饱，身体强壮，但没有欲望。这叫做“无为而治”，就是什么都不需要做的、顺其自然的治国方法。
tóngyàng ，rúguǒ jūnzhǔ tuījǔ xiánrén zuòguān ，nàme rénmín jiù xuéhuì le jìngzhēng ，jūnzhǔ àixī jīnyíncáibǎo ，nàme rénmín jiù dǒngde le tōudào 。suǒyǐ yào xiǎng zhìlǐ hǎo guójiā ，jiù yīnggāi ràng rénmín tóunǎo kōng ，dùzi bǎo ，shēntǐ qiángzhuàng ，dàn méiyǒu yùwàng 。zhè jiàozuò “wúwéi \'érzhì ”，jiùshì shénme dōu bù xūyào zuò de 、shùnqízìrán de zhìguó fāngfǎ 。
By the same token, if a monarch selects wise men to become officials, the people will become competitive; if he covets wealth and treasure, the people will learn to steal. Therefore, in order to properly administer a country, the peoples' minds should be empty, their bellies full, and their bodies strong, but they should have no desires. This is called "governing by doing nothing;" using it, you need not do anything. It's a method of governance that follows the natural course of nature.