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And if people are afraid of death
And you make a point of hanging everycriminal；
Then who would dare to do anything？
Any killing must be done by an officialexecutioner。
If someone else were to do it；
It would be like trying to copy amaster carpenter …
And if you try to cut like him
you will only bloody your own hands！
75
Why are the people hungry？
Because you crush them with your taxes：
That is why they have nothing。
Why are the people angry？
Because you endlessly impose yourlaws：
That is why they can't take any more。
And why aren't they scared of death？
Because you are voracious and youwant everything。
So what have they got left to lose？
Those who only have a little
really know how to value life。
76
When a body is alive； it is soft and supple
… it is cold and rigid when it dies。
When plants are alive； they are tenderand trailing
and burnt and brittle when they'redead。
What's iron hard is what is dead； then
And what is fluid and sensuous andrippling is alive 。 。 。
And that is why a huge army
With all its strength and complacencywill be defeated：
Like a great tree
axed down。
Everything hard and strong will comedown；
And everything soft
shall rise； shall overcome。
77
The Tao of Heaven
is like the tensing of a bow：
… what is above
is drawn down；
… and what's below
is drawn up；
… what has plenty is drawn from
and is given to what doesn't haveenough。
The Heavenly Tao takes from those whohave too much；
And it gives to those who have littleor nothing。
Ah； but the human way is different。
Even the wealthiest leech the poor
So they can have even more。
What kind of person is it
Who has more than they need
And so gives it out； and gives itfreely？
Only a being that is filled with theTao。
78
Nothing in the world
is softer than water 。 。 。
… but we know it can wear away thehardest of things。
The supple
Overcomes the hard；
And the so…called weak； the strong。
People know this； but no one quitebelieves it。
The sage always shoulders the blame；and the grief
… that is why he is fit to rule
He takes on his nation like a world
As if it was the world
… and so it is。
And the truth is that the truth
is often a paradox 。 。 。
79
If you've had a real set…to with someone
And you've tried to patch it up …
And there's still some bitterness；what can you do？
I tell you： repay bitterness with good。
Those who practice Te hold credit
… but don't demand repayment。
Those who practice Virtue do theirbit
… and those without it will expectyou to 。
The Tao of Heaven
doesn't deal in nepotism …
it just graces good people； like italways has and will。
80
If a nation could be small； with few enoughpeople
Even if you had the means to producemore； they'd be useless。
Such a people would know that deathis real；
And they wouldn't travel far； evenif they were able to。
They would not vaunt their army ortheir weaponry。
They would count in their heads againand write by hand。
Their food would be simple； but itwould feed them；
Their clothes would be fine； but homely
And they would have fires in theirhomes。
They would be happy with what theyhave！
And even though they'd live alongthe border within earshot
Of their neighbor's cocks at dawn；and the dogs barking；
They wouldn't mind if they never wentthere。
It is enough； for them； to live andlet live。
81
No one likes the honest truth；
And all fine talk falls short of it。
Real words are never used to seduceyou；
And those that do are no good。
The one who really knows； knows withoutbooks
… the so…called learned know nothing。
The sage holds nothing of himself back…
He uses all he has for you； and thatis his reward。
He gives all he is
and that is why he's rich。
And the Tao of Heaven
feeds everything； and harms nothing
And the sage's Tao
completes it；
without doing anything。
English_LaFargue_TTK
Das Tao Te King von Lao Tse
Chinese … English by
Michael Lafargue； 1992
1
The Tao that can be told is not the invariant Tao； the names that can be named are not the invariant Names。
Nameless； it is the source of the thousands of things （named； it is 'Mother' of the thousands of things）。
Yes： Always： being desireless； one sees the hidden essentials。 Always： having desires； one sees only what is sought。
These two lines are about The Merging … it is when things develop and emerge from this that the different names appear。
The Merging is something mysterious … mysterious； and more mysterious； the abode of all the hidden essences。
2
When everyone in the world recognizes the elegant as elegant 。。。 then ugliness has just appeared。
When all recognize goodness as good 。。。 then the not…good has just appeared。
Yes： 'Being' and 'nothing' give birth one to the other 'the difficult' and 'the easy' give full shape to one another 'what excels' and 'what falls short' form one another
'the noble' and 'the lowly' give content to one another the music and the voice harmonize with one another the back and the front follow one another。 Always。
And so the Wise Person： Settles into his job of Not Doing carries on his teaching done without talking。
The thousands of things arise and are active … and he rejects none of them。
He is a doer but does not rely on this he achieves successes but does not dwell in them。 He just does not dwell in them； and so they cannot be taken away。
3
Not promoting the wise and worthy brings it about that the people are not contentious。
Not prizing goods hard to come by brings it about that the people do not become thieves
Not paying attention to the desirable brings it about that the people's minds do not become disordered。
And so； the government of the Wise Person： Empty their minds； fill their bellies weaken their ambitions； strengthen their bones。
Always bring it about that the people are without knowledge and without desires。 Bring it about that the clever ones do not presume to set about doing。
Do Not Doing and nothing will be left un…governed。
4
Tao being Empty； it seems one who uses it will lack solidity。
An abyss； it seems something like the ancestor of the thousands of things。
It dampens the passion it unties the tangles it makes the flashing things harmonious it makes the dust merge together。
Deep； it is perhaps like an enduring something。
I don't know of anything whose offspring it might be … it appears to precede God。
5
〃Heaven and Earth are not Good they treat the thousands of things like straw dogs
The Wise Person is not Good he treats the hundred clans like straw dogs。〃
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