1. 五色令人目盲。
看五彩顔色過久會造成視覺疲勞，甚至使人眼盲。
Watching multiple brilliant colors for too long may cause visual fatigue, even result in blindness.

2. 五音令人耳聾。
聽五音鬧聲過長會使聽覺受損，甚至使人耳聾。
Hearing multi-frequency roaring sounds for too long may cause auditory damage, even lead to hearing loss.

3. 五味令人口爽。
吃五味很重的食物過多會造成味覺疲勞，甚至使人喪失味覺。
Eating too many heavily flavored foods may cause taste fatigue, even result in losing the sense of taste.

4. 馳騁田獵，令人心發狂。
馳騁田野獵殺過多可能造成內心紛亂，甚至使人瘋狂。
Galloping in the field with excessive hunting and killing may muddle one’s mind, even cause insanity.

5. 難得之貨，令人行妨。
擁有貴重難得的財物，會使人太花心思去保護財物 (因而耽誤農時)。
Owning preciously rare goods may make one over-spend time to protect them (causing impedance of farming activities).

6. 是以聖人為腹不為目，故去彼取此。
所以聖人掌管國政時，會以填飽百姓的肚子和充實他們的內心為主，避免他們被眼前的物質奴隸，因為聖人追求靈修、摒棄物慾。
Therefore when running the nation, the sage will first fill people’s stomachs and enrich their hearts and then prevent them from becoming slavery of materials, for the sage pursues spirituality and refuses materialism.