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Nameless。
But only the Tao is good at pardoning and completing。
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The Tao gives birth to One
One gives birth to Two
Two gives birth to Three
The three give birth to the ten…thousand things。
The ten…thousand things take refuge in yin but harbor yang
Infusing ch抜 in order to act in harmony。
That which is detested among people：
Only ＇being＇ orphaned； bereft； unfortunate。
Yet kings are indifferent to being ＇thus＇ called。
Therefore； beings might decry them
And yet ＇they are＇ profited。
Might profit them and yet ＇they are＇ decried。
That which is taught among people？br》 I also teach it：
Those who are swelling with violence
Do not conquer their death。
I will therefore take ＇these＇ teachings as ＇my＇ father。
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The softest ＇things＇ in the world
＇Are like＇ swift； galloping horses
＇To＇ the hardest ＇things＇ in the world。
Non…existence enters no…space。
We therefore know
That the occurrence of non…action is advantageous。
The teaching of no…words
The advantages of non…action？br》
The world rarely matches them。
44
Fame and the body： which is dear？
The body and money： which is more？
Gaining and losing： which is a fault？
This is indeed the reason that excessive love
Most certainly exacts a great price。
＇After＇ much hoarding is certainly substantial loss。
Knowing sufficiency； no dishonor。
Knowing to stop； no danger。
＇One is＇ able thereby to last eternally。
45
Great completion seems incomplete。
Its use is not worn…out。
Great fullness seems empty。
Its use is not exhausted。
Great straightness seems bent。
Great skill seems clumsy。
Great argumentation seems slow of speech。
Stillness overcomes restlessness。
Coldness overcomes heat。
Clear and still； become for the world what is correct。
46
＇When＇ the world has the Tao
＇It＇ retires trotting horses to fertilize the soil。
＇When＇ the world lacks the Tao
War horses are bred in the suburbs。
Of misfortunes； there is none greater than not knowing sufficiency。
Of faults； there is none greater than desiring gain。
This is the reason that to know the sufficiency of sufficiency
Is a lasting sufficiency indeed。
47
Without going out the door； know the world。
Without peaking out the windows； see the Celestial Tao。
The more distant one抯 going…out
The less one抯 knowledge is。
Therefore； the sages
Do not travel； and yet know
Do not see； and yet clearly understand
Do not 揹o；？and yet complete ＇their work＇。
48
Take learning to be daily increase。
Take Tao to be daily decrease。
Decrease upon decrease？br》 Thereby arrive at non…action。
Non…action and not 揹oing？
Take the world always by non…administration。
Until this ＇happens＇； there exists administration。
＇This is＇ not sufficient to take the world。
49
The sages are without fixed minds。
Therefore； the hundred clans？mind
Do ＇the sages＇ take to be ＇their own＇ mind。
Those who are good； I am good to them。
Those who are not good； I am also good to them。
＇This is＇ virtue ＇as＇ goodness。
Those who are sincere； I am sincere to them。
Those who are not sincere； I am also sincere to them。
＇This is＇ virtue ＇as＇ sincerity。
The sages living in the world thereupon take everything in
Acting in the world； merging their minds。
The hundred clans梕ach one梡ays attention with its ears and eyes。
The sages all treat them as children。
50
Produced by birth； entering into death：
The disciples of life are three out of ten。
The disciples of death are three out of ten。
The lives of people
That move them toward a death on the earth：
＇Of these＇ are there also three out of ten。
Why？
Because of their living the thickness of life。
But hear of those ＇one in ten＇ who are good at negotiating life：
Traveling by land； they do not encounter the cruel or the fierce。
Entering into an army； they are not covered with armor or weapons。
The cruel have no place to thrust their spear…tips
The fierce have no place to use their claws
Soldiers find no place to receive their blades。
Why？
Because of their having no death on the earth。
51
The Tao gives birth to them
Virtue rears them
Nature forms them
Conditions complete them。
Therefore； of the ten…thousand things
There are none that do not honor the Tao
And value Virtue。
The honoring of the Tao
The valuing of Virtue：
Man does not command them ＇to do so＇
And they are always genuinely themselves
Because the Tao gives birth to them
And Virtue raises them
Leads them； nourishes them
Erects them； poisons them
Supports them； destroys them。
Giving birth but not possessing
Acting but not presuming
Leading but not oppressively ruling？br》
This is called 揗ystic Virtue。？br》
52
The world had a beginning。
It抯 regarded as being a mother to the world。
Having attained its mother
Thereby know its offspring。
Having known its offspring
Return； hold to its mother。
Not having a body； there is no danger。
Stop the exchange
Close the openings
Throughout； the body does not strive。
Open the exchange
Abet the affairs
Throughout； the body is not helped。
Seeing the lowly is called illumination。
Maintaining flexibility is called strength。
Use the light。
Return； go back to the illumination。
Not losing the body is a disaster。
Indeed； be practicing always。
53
Making myself pure； having understanding
I travel on the great Tao。
It gives only this fear：
The great Tao is exceedingly level
But people are pleased with byways。
The imperial court taxes to the extreme。
The fields are altogether overgrown with weeds。
The granaries are completely empty。
Clothed in elegant silk
Girded with sharp swords
Glutted with food and drink
Having a surplus of property and money？br》
This is called robbing and boasting ＇about it＇。
Besides； it抯 not the Tao！
54
That which is well established is not rooted up。
That which is well embraced does not slip away。
Children and grandchildren； using honorary rites
Offer sacrifices unceasingly。
Cultivate it in the body梚t抯 virtue shall be Genuineness。
Cultivate it in the family梚t抯 virtue shall be ＇Having＇ Surplus。
Cultivate it in the village梚t抯 virtue shall be Endurance。
Cultivate it in the nation梚t抯 virtue shall be Abundance。
Cultivate it in the world梚t抯 virtue shall be Universality。
Therefore：
By means of the body； watch the body。
By means of the family； watch the family。
By means of the village； watch the village。
By means of the nation； watch the nation。
By means of the world