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A sword blade being oversharpened
Cannot long remain so
A living room full of gold and jade
There is noone able to guard it
Abundant treasures yet arrogance
Self…condemnation； self…punishment。
Outstanding service performed
The body withdrawing
The tao of the heavens。
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In containing life…force and embracing oneness
Is the ability to be absent from departing equal？
In gently extending animus alone
Is the ability to be as a newborn child equal？
In cleansing and clearing insightful discernment
Is the ability to be absent of flaws equal？
In fondness for people； governing a nation
Is the ability to be absent of action equal？
In opening and closing the gate of heavens
Is the ability to be absent of femaleness equal？
In seeing clearly all four reaches
Is the ability to be absent from knowledge equal？
Be giving birth； be nourishing。
Giving birth yet without possessing
Acting yet without sustaining
Growing yet without directing
Is appropriately called insightful ideal。
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Thirty spokes converge at one hub
The use of a chariot is in the presence of what is absent
Shaping clay； it happens to act as a vessel
The use of a vessel is in the presence of what is absent
Cutting doors and windows to have it act as a room
The use of a room is in the presence of what is absent。
So
Where there is presence beneficial actions happen
Where there is absence useful actions happen。
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Five colors blind the eye of man
Five tones deafen the ear of man
Five flavors chafe the mouth of man
Racing and hunting inspire the mind of man to express craziness
Goods difficult to obtain hamper the path of man。
Appropriately it happens
That sages act from the center without acting from the eyes。
So detach from that； grab this。
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Favor and disgrace look alarming。
The treasure of great danger looks like the body。
Why say favor and disgrace look alarming？
Favor acts superior
Disgrace acts inferior
Being obtained it looks alarming
Being lost it looks alarming
Appropriately say favor and disgrace look alarming。
Why say the treasure of great danger looks like the body？
I place the occurrence of things of great danger
As action of I in the presence of a body。
I reach the absence of a body
I am present with what danger？
Appropriately say the treasure of great danger looks like the body。
So treasuring it when the body acts in the world
It looks like one can be committed to the world。
Being fond of it when the body acts in the world
It looks like one can be entrusted to the world。
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Being observed； lacking sight
Say the name smooth
Being listened to； lacking hearing
Say the name rare
Being pounced on； lacking obtainment
Say the name small。
That which these three describes cannot be resolved
So they mingle yet act as one。
What is high lacks brightness
What is low lacks darkness
Restrictions and restraints cannot be named
Return； merge with； relate to the absence of things。
It is an appropriate action to call it
The absence of being shape's shape
The absence of being thing's form。
It is appropriately called ungraspable； elusive
Moving toward it there is no seeing a head
Following it there is no seeing a tail。
Holding the tao of the ancients
Warding off presence of the now happens
The ability to know the ancient beginnings
Is appropriately called a bond to tao。
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Those ancients who valued action in the tao
Were insightful； versatile； far…reaching； coherent。
Penetrating； one cannot understand
In the end it is only that one cannot understand
So there is more than appears to their actions。
So resigned； like fording a river in winter
Just so； like respecting all four neighbors
So reserved； like making an appearance
So melting； like ice halfway released
So genuine； like their true nature
So spacious； like a valley
So well mixed； like muddy water。
Who is able to gently calm muddy water； clearing it？
Who is able to endure gently stirring tranquillity so it gives birth？
Those who maintain this tao have no desire for fullness
In the end only lack fullness
So be able to be shabby yet perfect the new。
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Taking emptiness to the limit
Observing stillness genuinely
Regarding the 10000 things as side…by…side
It happens that I view the return。
In the end things grow and flourish
Each returns； merging with its root。
Merging with the root； say still
Appropriately it is called returning to giving birth。
Returning to giving birth； say entireness
Knowing entireness say illuminated
Without knowing entireness presumptuously do the faminous。
Knowing entireness is tolerance
Tolerance leads to impartiality
Impartiality leads to kingliness
Kingliness leads to the heavens
The heavens lead to tao
Tao leads to what is long…lasting。
Be without a body； lack danger。
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The very highest； little knowledge is present of it
That next is attached to yet praised
That next is respected
That next is despised。
Where there is belief without enough within
A lack of believing what is within is present。
So remote； those treasure words
Outstanding service performed； efforts successful
the one hundred families say
We did it naturally。
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Great tao discarded； a presence of humanity； morality
Wisdom and intelligence come out； a presence of great pretense
Families lack harmony； a presence of filial devotion and mothering
The nation's emperor blinded； confused； a presence of loyal servants。
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Break away from sageliness； toss out wisdom
People benefit one hundred times over
Break away from humanity； toss out morality
People return to filial devotion and mothering
Break away from valuing； toss out profit
Thieves and robbers are not in existence。
These three used as a basis for action are ornament； insufficient。
So make present what principles？
See plainness
Embrace true nature
Reduce self…interest
Limit desires。
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Break off from studying； there is an absence of grief。
Being individual or pandering to each other
How do these differ？
Valuing or hating each other
What is the difference？
It looks like one cannot lack respect for what others put respect in
Such reckless desertion！
It is not yet centered； this way。
Collective mind is bright and sunny； gay and prosperous
Like enjoying a sacrificial ox
Like ascending a tower in springtime。
The self alone； so moored！
is not yet divined on the tortoise…shell
Like being a baby…child before it smiles。
Unattached； so unattached
The self looks absent of