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  Without leaving your door�察�you can know the whole world。
  Without looking out the window�察�you can see the way of nature。
  The more you seek it�察�the less you know about it。
  The sage knows without seeking��
  sees without looking��
  accomplishes without doing。

  48

  The student of knowledge acquires day by day。
  The student of Tao loses day by day。
  Less and less�察�until nothing is done。
  Do nothing�察�and everything is done。
  The world is ruled by letting things take their course。
  It cannot be ruled by interfering。

  49

  The sage has no mind of his own。
  All minds are the sage's mind。
  I approve the good�察�and I approve the bad。
  I believe the truthful�察�and I believe the liar。
  The sage's mind is a harmonious whole。

  50

  Between birth and death��
  A third die naturally��
  a third die non´naturally��
  and a third die speeding to death�察�striving after life。
  Truly�察�if you take care of yourself��
  you will never be eaten by tigers or wolves。
  Why�拭�Because inside you there is no room for death。

  51

  All things are born from Tao。
  They are reared by power。
  Matter forms them。
  Environment shapes them。
  Therefore all things worship Tao and exalt power。
  Worshiping Tao and exalting power are not required�察�only natural。
  Tao bears them�察�power rears them��
  developed and cared for��
  sheltered and comforted��
  grown and protected。
  It produces all but possesses none��
  provides everything and takes nothing��
  guides all and interferes with none。

  52

  Tao is the mother of the universe。
  Know the mother�察�and you know her children。
  Know the children�察�but keep to the mother��
  and you will never die。
  Close the mouth�察�guard your senses�察�and your strength never fails。
  Open the mouth�察�meddle with affairs�察�and entanglements never cease。
  Seeing the small is insight�察�holding to weakness is strength。
  Use the light�察�return to insight�察�this is learning to be eternal。

  53

  With even just a scrap of sense�察�I can walk the Great Way。
  The great way is easy to travel on�察�but we all love to get sidetracked。
  We keep elegant palaces and desolate farms��
  Our storehouses are meager while fashions abound。
  Our swords are sharp�察�but our senses are dull。
  We all have more than we need�察�who have we taken it from��

  54

  What Tao plants�察�cannot be plucked。
  What Tao clasps�察�cannot slip away。
  By its power�察�each generation buries its dead。
  By its power you become genuine。

  55

  Powerful people seem like infants��
  Their bones are weak�察�but their grip is firm。
  They are like innocent babies��
  getting so turned on�察�because they have so much power。
  They can yell all day long and never lose their voice��
  because they have inner harmony。
  Harmony is eternal。 A raging mind is discordant。

  56

  Those who know do not speak��
  those who speak do not know。
  This is all�察�merged in one。

  57

  Win by not acting。
  The more prohibitions�察�the poorer we become。
  The sharper the weapons��
  the more troubled the nation。
  The more clever we are�察�the stranger things become。
  The more laws�察�the more crooks。

  58

  When the nation is ruled with a light hand��
  The people are simple。
  When the nation is ruled harshly��
  The people are cunning。
  The sage is sharp but not cutting��
  pointed but not piercing��
  straightforward but not unrestrained��
  bright but not glittery。

  59

  A ruler in accord with Tao would give up everything。
  Giving up everything means returning to the source。
  Returning to the source is like sending out deep firm roots。

  60

  Rule a great nation like you would fry a small fish。
  Rule with Tao and evil will have no power。
  It is not that evil is not powerful��
  it is that its power can no longer be used to harm people。
  Then evil will not interfere�察�as the sage does not interfere。
  When opposites no longer harm each other�察�both are in accord with Tao。

  61

  A great nation is low�察�like a river delta��
  where all the waters gather。
  It is mother of the world。
  The female overcomes the male with stillness��
  Becomes the foundation by being still。
  Thus a great nation should always place itself below a small one。

  62

  Tao is the storehouse of all things。
  It is a treasure to the good�察�and a refuge for the bad。
  Thus�察�for a gift�此�Offer Tao。
  Why did the ancients revere it��
  Because it is there for all。

  63

  Tao makes the big small�察�and the many�察�few。
  The difficult always starts out easy��
  the great always starts out trivial。
  The sage sees everything as difficult�察�and lives totally at ease。

  64

  What remains quiet�察�is easy to hold。
  Adapt to things as they happen。
  The tallest tree begins as a tiny sprout��
  the highest monument�察�as a clod of dirt��
  the longest journey�察�with a first step。
  Failure often happens on the verge of success��
  truly heed the end no less than the beginning。

  65

  The ancients did not teach the Tao�察�because the people were too clever。
  Clever rulers cheat the country。
  Simple rulers bless the country。
  It is secret power that brings all things back to the origin。
  All in grand harmony。

  66

  The sea is the ruler of the rivers��
  Because it lies below them。
  Thus a ruler should always��
  Speak like a subordinate�察�and lead by following after。
  The ruler stands above�察�and no one feels the weight。

  67

  All the world says�此�Tao seems so unworthy。
  If it did not seem unworthy�察�it would have perished long ago。
  I have three treasures�察�which I protect and preserve��
  The first is tender love。
  The second is never too much。
  The third is Never be first in the world。
  Through love�察�you have no fear。
  Through never´too´much�察�you always have enough。
  Through never´be´first�察�you remain perfectly useful。
  Love is victorious in attack�察�and invulnerable in defense。
  Nature arms with love those it would not see destroyed。

  68

  A perfect warrior is not warlike。
  A perfect fighter shows no wrath。
  A perfect winner is not aggressive。
  A perfect leader is humble。
  This is the power of not´contending��
  Using the strength of others。
  It is called Matching Nature。

  69

  A proverb from the military�此�Better to defend than attack。
  Better to withdraw a foot than advance an inch。
  Thus�察�march without advancing��
  counterattack without weapons��
  subdue without battlelines。
  To the victor goes the mourning。

  70

  Tao is easy to understand and even easier to practice。
  Yet no one knows it�察�and no one practices it。
  Words have an origin�察�like actions have an origin。
  It is because you do not know the origin that you do not know Tao。
  Since few people know it�察�Tao is very rare。

  71

  To know when you don't know�察�is the best you can do。
  To pretend to know�察�when you don't�察�is misery。
  See misery as misery�察�and be free of it。

  72

  When the dreadful is no longer feared��
  then dreadful things will appear everywhere。
  Thus the sage does not confine�察�and does not oppress。
  By never being force´fed�察�no one gets fed up。

  73

  Be brave and passionate�察�and you will Kill or Be Killed。
  Be brave and calm�察�and you will Always Preserve Life。
  Who knows what nature hates��
  Nature's net is vast�察�though its meshes are wide�察�nothing slips through。

  74

  If people no longer fear death��
  they can no longer be threatened with death。
  There is one great executioner。
  Trying to do the work of the great executioner
  is like trying to do the cutting of a master carver��
  You may end up just cutting your self。

  75

  People are starving because rulers take too much tax´grain。
  Things become difficult when rulers try to do too many things。
  People value life so little because rulers value living so much。
  Having little to live on�察�one knows to not value life too much。

  76

  When you are born�察�you are gentle and weak��
  when you die�察�you are stiff and hard。
  When plants are growing they are soft and supple。
  After they die they become brittle and dry。
  Thus stiff and hard are close to death��
  and soft and gentle are close to life。
  A tree that does not bend�察�breaks。
  The soft and weak overcomes the hard and strong。

  77

  Nature's way is like bending a great bow��
  The top comes down�察�and the bottom comes up。
  Length is shortened�察�and width is expanded。
  Nature's way is to take from the too´much�察�and give to the not´enough。
  Man's way is usually the opposite。
  Who has enough to offer the world��

  78

  There is nothing more soft and yielding than water��
  Yet nothing is better for overcoming the hard and strong。
  It has no equal。
  Thus those who take blame�察�honor the nation。
  Those who accept disaster�察�save the nation。

  79

  Patching up differences always leaves some differences behind。
  What can one do��
  Always keep your half of the bargain�察�and never exact your due。
  A powerful person tries to patch up。
  A weak person tries to assign blame。
  Truly�察�nature is never partial�察�but always good。

  80

  Let there be a small nation�察�with few people��
  with many tools�察�and none being used。
  Let the people value death�察�and not travel far。
  Let them count on their fingers��
  and live in neighborhoods overlooking each other。
  And let all things grow in peace。

  81

  Truth is not beautiful�察�beauty is not true。
  The sage does not hoard�此�The more that is given�察�the more gets received。
  Move like water�察�rest like a mirror�察�respond like an echo。  




 

  
English_Mabry_TTK
  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  English interpretation by
  John R。 Mabry�察�PhD

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