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  the Way of Heaven takes from the long and supplements the short unlike the Way of Man taking from the short and giving to the long
  who can find the long and give it to the world only those who find the Way
  thus the sage does not presume on what he does or claim what he achieves thus he chooses to hide his skill

  78

  Nothing in the world is weaker than water but against the hard and the strong nothing excels it for nothing can change it
  the soft overcomes the hard the weak overcomes the strong this is something everyone knows but no one is able to practice
  thus the sage declares who accepts a country's disgrace we call the lord of soil and grain who accepts a country's misfortune we call king of all under Heaven upright words sound upside down

  79

  In resolving a great dispute a dispute is sure to remain how can this be good
  thus the sage holds the left marker he makes no claim on others
  thus the virtuous oversee markers the virtueless oversee taxes
  the Way of Heaven favours no one but always helps the good

  80

  Imagine a small state with a small population let there be labour…saving tools that aren't used let people consider death and not move far
  let there be boats and carts but no reason to ride them let there be armour and weapons but no reason to employ them
  let people return to the use of knots and be satisfied with their food and pleased with their clothing and content with their homes and happy with their customs
  let there be a state so near people hear its dogs and chickens and live out their lives without making a visit

  81

  True words aren't beautiful beautiful words aren't true
  the good aren't eloquent the eloquent aren't good
  the wise aren't learned the learned aren't wise
  the sage accumulates nothing but the more he does for others the greater his existence the more he gives to others the greater his abundance
  the Way of Heaven is to help without harming the Way of the sage is to act without struggling  




 

  
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  Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
  Chinese (MWD; Guodian) … English by
  Moss Roberts; 2001

  1

  The Way as 搘ay?bespeaks no common lasting Way;
  The name as 憂ame?no common lasting name。
  Absent is the name for shy and land抯 first life;
  Present for the mother of all ten thousand things。
  Desire ever absent:
  Behold the seed germs of all things;
  Desire ever present:
  Behold their every finite course。
  Forth together come the two
  As one and the same
  But differ in name。
  As one; a dark recess
  That probed recedes
  Past that portal whence
  The milling seed germs teem。

  2

  In every fair the world considers fair
  There抯 foul;
  In every good the world considers good
  There抯 ill。
  For what is what is not yields;
  And the harder the easier consummates;
  The long the short decides;
  And higher lower measures;
  Bronze gongs jade chimes join;
  And former latter sequence form;
  Ever round; and round again。
  This is why the man of wisdom
  Concerns himself with under…acting
  And applies the lesson
  Of the word unspoken;
  That all ten thousand things may come forth
  Without his direction;
  Live through their lives
  Without his possession;
  And act of themselves
  Unbeholden to him。
  To the work he completes
  He lays down no claim。
  And this has everything to do
  With why his claim holds always true。

  3

  Do not promote those who excel
  And folk will have no cause to quarrel。
  Prize not goods too hard to find
  And people won抰 be turned to crime。
  The people抯 thoughts remain subdued。
  Thus under a wise man抯 rule
  Blank are their minds
  But full their bellies;
  Meek their wills
  But tough their bones。
  He keeps the folk
  From knowing and craving;
  And the intellects
  From daring to lead。
  By acting himself without taking the lead
  Inside his kingdom all is well ruled。

  4

  Ever void; Dao provides
  But does not fill。
  To a welling font akin;
  The living myriad抯 sacred source
  Is like the darkness of the deep;
  There its living presence bides。
  Child of whom I cannot tell;
  Liken it to the ancestor of ancestors。

  5

  Heaven and earth refuse kin…kindness:
  Treating all things as dogs of straw。
  Wise rulers too refuse kin…kindness:
  Taking gentlefolk as dogs of straw。
  The space that heaven and earth frame
  Works like a kiln…bellows and airpipes;
  Which thought emptying is not exhausted;
  And activated; pours more forth。
  A ruler抯 swiftly spent who speaks too much;
  Better for him to guard his inner state。

  6

  The valley抯 daemons never die;
  The valley called the dark world womb;
  The portal of the dark world womb
  They call the tree root of sky and land。
  A hidden yet seeming presence;
  Use it and stay strong。

  7

  The heavens last; the earth endures。
  And the reason why they do?
  By disowning what they yield;
  Heaven can last and earth endure。
  So; surely; does the world…wise lord;
  Who puts his interest far behind
  And ends up in the lead;
  Who puts his interest to the side
  And ends up safe and whole。
  Is it not so:
  That having nothing to own
  He can achieve his goal?

  8

  Perfect mastery works like water:
  A boon to every living creature;
  In adverse relation never;
  At home where most can abide;
  Closest to the Way it lies。
  For position; favour lower ground:
  For thought; profundity;
  For engaging; gentility;
  For speaking; credibility;
  For ruling; authority;
  For service; capability;
  For action; suitability。
  Avoiding confrontation
  Eliminates accusation。
  There is no other way。

  9

  Desist before the vessel overruns。
  Honed too sharp no blade retains its edge。
  Treasure…filled no room remains secure。
  Pride in wealth and place yields retribution。
  揟asks complete; doers retreat?
  Such is heaven抯 way。

  10

  The new…moon soul aborning holds to oneness;
  Can you keep it from being divided?
  To center all breath…energy; to work gently
  Can you keep as if newborn?
  To purify the eye within
  Can you keep without strain?
  To care for the people and rule the kingdom
  Must you not master under…acting?
  Midst ebb and flow from heaven抯 gates
  Must you not play the female part?
  For your vision to reach all quarters
  Must you not be unknowing?
  Through giving birth and care
  Dao gives life without possessing;
  Performs without obligating;
  Presides without controlling:
  Such is the meaning of 揾idden power。?br》
  11

  Thirty spokes join the wheel nave
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a wagon抯 put to use。
  Clay is thrown to shape a vase
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a vessel抯 put to use。
  Boor and window vent a room
  And make of void and form a pair;
  And a room is put to use。
  Thus the value of what is
  Depends for use on what is not。

  12

  The five colours bring blindness;
  The five tones deafness;
  The five flavours loss of savour;
  Racing and hunting gloss of reason;
  And rare goods shameless action。
  When wise men govern this is why
  They favour the belly; not the eye;
  The one accept; the other deny。

  13

  揂t favour (as disgrace) take fright:
  Honours to the self bring woe。?br》 揈xplain 慉t favour (as disgrace) take fright。挃
  揥hat could be more dire than favour?
  Its gain ?or loss ?betokens danger。
  Such is the meaning。?br》 揈xplain 慔onours to the self bring woe。挃
  搊ur selves are why we suffer harm;
  Without them what harm would there be?
  So to the one
  Who honours self above the world
  Confide its care;
  To the one
  Who holds the self more dear than it
  Entrust its care。?br》
  14

  Something looked for but not seen;
  Or listened for; not heard;
  Or reached for; not found:
  Call one 揹im? one 揻aint? one 搒light;?br》 Not for summons nor for challenge。
  Combined these three make one ?br》 The One; the foremost number;
  When daylit sky and dark of night
  Have yet to be。
  Through this One all living forms coil forth
  Helter…skelter ?how else to name it? ?br》 Only to go round home again
  TO their unbodied state:
  Form before form;
  Guises of the unbodied;
  Or gleams in a dim void。
  Who can engage them?
  Who find the foremost?
  Who can pursue them?
  Who find the last?
  Hold fast to the Way of ancient days
  To guide us through our present world;
  To know how things began of old
  Is to be grounded in the Way。

  15

  The ancient master workers of the Way
  Had vision to perceive the subtlest force。
  Too deep they were to recognize;
  And since they can抰 be recognized;
  One can but strain to picture them:
  Wary; as if wading a winter river;
  Watchful; as if threatened from all sides;
  Stately and restrained; like a guest;
  Smooth and even; like melting ice;
  Impassive; even as the spacious sea;
  Unfettered; like a restless windstorm;
  Rough and solid; like an unwrought bole;
  Compact and dense; like something unrefined;
  Wide and open…stretching; like a vale。
  If sullied they kept calm and stayed pure;
  If secure they moves with care and stayed alive。 But who can do so now?
  Those who embrace the Way do not grow too great;
  And thus survive and overcome defeat。

  16

  By reaching utmost receptivity
  And keeping steadfast stability;
  I; as myriads come forth in profusion;
  Contemplate their circulation。
  All multiply in fruitful growth;
  Then bend homeward to their root。
  This going home call equilibrium;
  Equilibrium; returning life;
  Returning life; call natural order;
  To know this order; inner vision。
  Not to 

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