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  So it is that the myriad beings; without exception;
  Ennoble the way and honor character
  The way will be ennobled
  Character will be honored
  But nobody has to command this
  as it always proceeds out of nature
  In this way the way gives things life
  Character raises them
  Sustains them; brings them up
  Shelters them; heals them
  Nurtures them; protects them
  Creates but does not possess
  Acts but does not expect
  Leads but does not rule
  These may be called 搈ystic powers?br》
  52

  The world had a beginning
  Regarded as mother to the world
  Having found this mother
  Through this comprehend her children
  Having comprehended her children
  Return & attend to the mother
  The death of self is nothing to fear
  Close the passages
  Secure the gates
  (And) the rest of life is no trouble
  Open the passages
  Conclude the affairs
  (And) the rest of life finds no salvation
  To perceive in detail tells of clarity
  To maintain flexibility tells of strength
  Make use of what is illuminated
  To return home again to the light
  Do not abandon yourself to misfortune
  This may be called 搒ustainable practice?br》
  53

  Let our resolve here be this: to be understanding
  To travel upon the great way
  (With) only distractions to fear
  The great way is so very ordinary
  And the people love the detours
  The courts are so very well kept
  The fields; so very weedy
  The granaries; so very empty
  The clothes; refined & elaborate
  Sharp swords worn at the waist
  A glut of drinking & feasting
  Wealth & goods kept in heaps
  This describes robbery & bombast
  Surely not the way at all

  54

  What is well established is not uprooted
  What is well embraced is not taken away
  Children & grandchildren; accordingly;
  make offerings & sacrifice without fail
  Cultivate this in the person
  Its character grows true
  Cultivate this in the family
  Its character grows ample
  Cultivate this in the community
  Its character grows enduring
  Cultivate this in the country
  Its character grows bountiful
  Cultivate this in the world
  Its character grows universal
  And so; use person to examine the person
  With family; examine the family
  With community; examine the community
  With country; examine the country
  With the world; examine the world
  So how are we to know that the world
  is really like this?
  Through This

  55

  To embody virtue抯 substance
  Compares to the naked infant
  Wasps & scorpions; vipers & serpents do not bite
  Wild beasts do not seize
  Birds of prey do not strike
  The bones are flexible; the muscles are soft;
  but the grip is sure
  Not yet knowing the union of woman & man
  But the penis is aroused
  Essence is at its prime here!
  Howling all day; but not getting hoarse
  Harmony is at its prime here!
  To comprehend harmony speaks of the continuous
  To comprehend the continuous speaks of clarity
  The enrichment of life may be called a 揾appy omen?br》 The mind directing the breath may be called a 損ower?br》 (But) beings grown mighty will then grow frail
  This may be called 搊ff the path?br》 Off the path is soon finished

  56

  To know does not mean to speak
  To speak does not mean to know
  Close the passages
  Secure the gates
  Blunt the sharpness
  Resolve the tangles
  Shade the glare
  Be one with the world
  This may be called 搈ystic union?br》 Such as may not be gained by affection
  May not be gained by detachment
  May not be gained by favor
  May not be gained by suffering
  May not be gained by esteem
  May not be gained by humility
  And so becomes precious to (all) under heaven

  57

  Use principle to govern a country
  Use tricks to wage a war
  Use the least effort to capture the world
  By what means do we know that things are really like this?
  By This
  There are more taboos & restrictions in the world
  But the people grow more impoverished
  The people have more productive implements
  (But) countries & clans grow more disturbed
  (As) others get more clever & artful
  Bizarre things happen more often
  The more that matters of law are proclaimed
  The more robbers & looters there will be
  And so the wise ones will claim:
  We do nothing
  And humanity evolves on its own
  We favor stillness
  And humanity governs itself
  We do not make an effort
  And humanity enriches itself
  We have no ambition
  And humanity simplifies itself

  58

  (Where) their government is muted & dull
  Its people are honest & sincere
  (Where) their government is efficient & exacting
  Its people are partial & wanting
  Ah; suffering! That happiness has such things to rely on!
  Ah; happiness! That suffering has such places to lurk!
  Who comprehends their outcomes?
  Are there no rules?
  The rules go back to behaving strangely
  The good return to acting ominously
  Humankind has held its delusions
  For such an entrenched length of days
  This is why wise ones
  Are direct but not divisive
  Exacting but not hurtful
  To the point but not tactless
  Bright but not dazzling

  59

  (In) governing people (or) serving heaven
  There is nothing quite like economy
  Only one who is thrifty
  May be deemed ahead of the task
  To be ahead of the task suggests there is
  a great reserve of character
  Given a great reserve of character
  then nothing is impossible
  When nothing is impossible
  then nobody knows things to be limited
  Nobody knowing things to be limited
  is fit to claim the realm
  (Now) claiming the realm抯 mother
  is fitness to endure a long time
  This describes deep roots & solid foundations
  The path of long life & enduring vision

  60

  Ruling a great country is like cooking a little fish
  This is how the way manages (all) under heaven
  (Whether) the ghosts lack spirit
  Or the ghosts do not lack spirit
  (Whether) the spirits avoid harming people
  Or the spirits do not avoid harming people
  Wise ones still avoid harming people
  Now as neither of these haunts the other
  So virtue interacts & comes back home to them

  61

  The great realm is the one which flows beneath
  A confluence to (all) under heaven
  A woman to (all) under heaven
  The feminine; ever through stillness; overcomes the male
  Through stillness & playing submissive
  And so a great realm; by submitting to a small realm;
  Will then appropriate the small realm
  A small realm; by submitting to a great realm;
  Will then appropriate the great realm
  And so the one submits; intending to appropriate
  The other submits and gets taken in
  (Where) the great realm has no greater ambition
  than uniting & caring for others
  (And) the small realm has no greater ambition
  than joining & serving others
  Then both of these each gets what it wants
  (And) the great one should act to submit

  62

  The way is a sanctum to the myriad beings
  A good person抯 treasure
  A less than good person抯 place of refuge
  Elegant speeches may be useful at market
  Noble deeds may be useful for promoting someone
  (But if) another has less ability
  Why waste what they are?
  So (when) enthroning the heir to heaven
  (Or) installing the three high nobles
  Though there be big jade platters in tribute
  Drawn by teams of four horses
  This is not as good as sitting still (and) offering this path
  What purpose had the ancient ones in honoring this way?
  Was it not claimed:
  揟o seek is to find
  To claim error is to be forgiven?
  So (this) becomes precious to (all) under heaven

  63

  Act without acting
  Work without working
  Savor without tasting
  Greatness is ordinary; much is little
  Repay ill will with virtue
  Plan for the 

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