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  What is to be weakened
  Is first made strong��
  What will be thrown over
  Is first raised up��
  What will be withdrawn
  Is first bestowed。

  This indeed is
  Subtle Light��
  The gentle way
  Will overcome
  The hard and strong。
  As fish should not
  Get out of pools��
  The realm's edged tools
  Should not be shown
  To anybody。

  37

  The Way is always still�察�at rest��
  And yet does everything that's done。
  If then the king and nobles could
  Retain its potency for good��
  The creatures all would be transformed。

  But if�察�the change once made in them��
  They still inclined to do their work��
  I should restrain them then
  By means of that unique
  Original simplicity
  Found in the Virgin Block��
  Which brings disinterest��
  With stillness in its train��
  And so�察�an ordered world。

  38

  A man of highest virtue
  Will not display it as his own��
  His virtue then is real。
  Low virtue makes one miss no chance
  To show his virtue off��
  His virtue then is naught。
  High virtue is at rest��
  It knows no need to act。
  Low virtue is a busyness
  Pretending to accomplishment。

  Compassion at its best
  Consists in honest deeds��
  Morality at best
  Is something done�察�aforethought��
  High etiquette�察�when acted out
  Without response from others��
  Constrains a man to bare his arms
  And make them do their duty��

  Truly�察�once the Way is lost��
  There comes then virtue��
  Virtue lost�察�comes then compassion��
  After that morality��
  And when that's lost�察�there's etiquette��
  The husk of all good faith��
  The rising point of anarchy。

  Foreknowledge is�察�they say��
  The Doctrine come to flower��
  But better yet�察�it is
  The starting point of silliness。
  So once full´grown�察�a man will take
  The meat and not the husk��
  The fruit and not the flower。
  Rejecting one�察�he takes the other。

  39

  These things in ancient times received the One��

  The sky obtained it and was clarified��
  The earth received it and was settled firm��
  The spirits got it and were energized��
  The valleys had it�察�filled to overflow��
  All things�察�as they partook it came alive��
  The nobles and the king imbibed the One
  In order that the realm might upright be��
  Such things were then accomplished by the One。

  Without its clarity the sky might break��
  Except it were set firm�察�the earth might shake��
  Without their energy the gods would pass��
  Unless kept full�察�the valleys might go dry��
  Except for life�察�all things would pass away��
  Unless the One did lift and hold them high��
  The nobles and the king might trip and fall。

  The humble folk support the mighty ones��
  They are base on which the highest rest。
  The nobles and the king speak of themselves
  As ;orphans�察─ �desolate; and ;needy ones。;
  Does this not indicate that they depend
  Upon the lowly people for support��

  Truly a cart is more than the sum of its parts。

  Better to rumble like rocks
  Than to tinkle like jade。

  40

  The movement of the Way is a return��
  In weakness lies its major usefulness。
  From What´is all the world of things was born
  But What´is sprang in turn from What´is´not。

  41

  On hearing of the Way�察�the best of men
  Will earnestly explore its length。
  The mediocre person learns of it
  And takes it up and sets it down。
  But vulgar people�察�when they hear the news��
  Will laugh out loud�察�and if they did not laugh��
  It would not be the Way。

  And so there is a proverb��
  ;When going looks like coming back��
  The clearest road is mighty dark。;

  Today�察�the Way that's plain looks rough��
  And lofty virtue like a chasm��
  The purest innocence like shame��
  The broadest power not enough��
  Established goodness knavery��
  Substantial worth like shifting tides。
  Great space has no corners��
  Great powers come late��
  Great music is soft sound��
  The great Form no shape。

  The Way is obscure and unnamed��
  It is a skilled investor�察�nonetheless��
  The master of accomplishment。

  42

  The Way begot one��
  And the one�察�two��
  Then the two begot three
  And three�察�all else。

  All things bear the shade on their backs
  And the sun in their arms��
  By the blending of breath
  From the sun and the shade��
  Equilibrium comes to the world。

  Orphaned�察�or needy�察�or desolate�察�these
  Are conditions much feared and disliked��
  Yet in public address�察�the king
  And the nobles account themselves thus。
  So a loss sometimes benefits one
  Or a benefit proves to be loss。

  What others have taught
  I also shall teach��
  If a violent man does not come
  To a violent death��
  I shall choose him to teach me。

  43

  The softest of stuff in the world
  Penetrates quickly the hardest��
  Insubstantial�察�it enters
  Where no room is。

  By this I know the benefit
  Of something done by quiet being��
  In all the world but few can know
  Accomplishment apart from work��
  Instruction when no words are used。

  44

  Which is dearer�察�fame or self��
  Which is worth more�察�man or pelf��
  Which would hurt more�察�gain or loss��

  The mean man pays the highest price��
  The hoarder takes the greatest loss��
  A man content is never shamed��
  And self´restrained�察�is not in danger��
  He will live forever。

  45

  Most perfect�察�yet it seems
  Imperfect�察�incomplete��
  Its use is not impaired。
  Filled up�察�and yet it seems
  Poured out�察�an empty void��
  It never will run dry。

  The straightest�察�yet it seems
  To deviate�察�to bend��
  The highest skill and yet
  It looks like clumsiness。
  The utmost eloquence��
  It sounds like stammering。

  As movement overcomes
  The cold�察�and stillness�察�heat��
  The Wise Man�察�pure and still��
  Will rectify the world。

  46

  When the Way rules the world��
  Coach horses fertilize the fields��
  When the Way does not rule��
  War horses breed in the parks。

  No sin can exceed
  Incitement to envy��
  No calamity's worse
  Than to be discontented��
  Nor is there an omen
  More dreadful than coveting。
  But once be contented��
  And truly you'll always be so。

  47

  The world may be known
  Without leaving the house��
  The Way may be seen
  Apart from the windows。
  The further you go��
  The less you will know。

  Accordingly�察�the Wise Man
  Knows without going��
  Sees without seeing��
  Does without doing。

  48

  The student learns by daily increment。
  The Way is gained by daily loss��
  Loss upon loss until
  At last comes rest。

  By letting go�察�it all gets done��
  The world is won by those who let it go��
  But when you try and try��
  The world is then beyond the winning。

  49

  The Wise Man's mind is free
  But tuned to people's need��

  ;Alike to be good and bad
  I must be good��
  For Virtue is goodness。
  To honest folk
  And those dishonest ones
  Alike�察�I proffer faith��
  For Virtue is faithful。;

  The Wise Man�察�when abroad��
  Impartial to the world��
  Does not divide or judge。
  But people everywhere
  Mark well his ears and eyes��
  For wise men hear and see
  As little children do。

  50

  On leaving life�察�to enter death��
  Thirteen members form a living body��
  A corpse has thirteen�察�too��
  Thirteen spots by which a man may pass
  From life to death。 Why so��
  Because his way of life
  Is much too gross。

  As I have heard�察�the man who knows
  On land how best to be at peace
  Will never meet a tiger or a buffalo��
  In battle�察�weapons do not touch his skin。
  There is no place the tiger's claws can grip��
  Or with his horn�察�the buffalo can jab��
  Or where the soldier can insert his sword。
  Why so�拭�In him there is no place of death。

  51

  The Way brings forth��
  Its virtue fosters them��
  With matter they take shape��
  And circumstance perfects them all��

  That is why all things
  Do honor the Way
  And venerate its power。

  The exaltation of the Way��
  The veneration of its power��
  Come not by fate or decree��
  But always just because
  By nature it is so。

  So when the Way brings forth��
  Its power fosters all��
  They grow�察�are reared��
  And fed and housed until
  They come to ripe maturity。

  You shall give life to things
  But never possess them��
  Your work shall depend on none��
  You shall be chief but never lord。
  This describes the mystic power。
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  52

  It began with a matrix��
  The world had a mother
  Whose sons can be known
  As ever�察�by her。
  But if you know them��
  You'll keep close to her
  As long as you live
  And suffer no harm。

  Stop up your senses��
  Close up your doors��
  Be not exhausted
  As long as you live。
  Open your senses��
  Be busier still��
  To the end of your days
  There's no help for you。

  You are bright�察�it is said��
  If you see what is small��
  A store of small strengths
  Makes you strong。
  By the use of its light��
  Make your eyes again bright
  From evil to lead you away。

  This is called ;practicing constancy。;

  53

  When I am walking on the mighty Way��
  Let me but know the very least I may��
  And I shall only fear to leave the road。
  The mighty Way is easy underfoot��
  But people still prefer the little paths。

  The royal court is dignified�察�sedate��
  While farmers' fields are overgrown with weeds��
  The granaries are empty and yet they
  Are clad in rich´embroidered silken gowns。
  They have sharp swords suspended at their sides��
  With glutted wealth�察�they gorge with food and drink。

  It is�察�the people say��
  The boastfulness of brigandage��
  But surely not the Way��

  54

  Set firm in the Way�此�none
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