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54
One who is rooted in Tao will not be uprooted。
One who is led by Tao will not be misled。
Those who come after him will praise him。
Obey the Tao within you and your Teh your virtue and fitness will increase。
Affirm the Tao in your neighbor and your Teh will promote abundance and cohesion。
Look at the Tao in your community and your Teh will increase harmony and togetherness。
See Tao in your country and your Teh will bring about prosperity and unity。
Advance Tao in the world and your Teh will serve the unification of mankind。
As Tao should be your model you should be a model for your neighbor。
Thus you help to turn them into a model for the community your community into a model for your country your country into a model for the world。
By what do you recognize that the world is in good shape？
By how far you yourself have advanced how far Tao is a model to you。
55
One who is rich is Teh is like a child。
Insects and snakes wild beasts and birds of prey do not harm him。
His bones are weak his sinews tender but his grip is firm。
Unaware of his sex he nevertheless unfolds his creative power。
Constantly crying and babbling he does not get hoarse for he is one with himself。
To know of one's at…one…ness is being one with the Eternal。
To be one with the Eternal is to be enlightened。
Enjoying life is delusive happiness of separate existence。
Exhausting one's vital powers is delusive strength。
Delusive power of separate existence vanishes soon and decays since it is without All…Being without Tao。
What is Taoless has no duration。
56
One who knows does not speak One who speaks does not know。
The Sage closes his sense…gates and keeps silent softens discord and solves confusion dims his light and is next to all。
Because he is one with all neither love nor hate can affect him neither profit nor loss neither honor nor disgrace。
That is his nobility。
57
Honesty governs the empire Cleverness overcomes without weapons Wisdom prevails through non…action。
How do I know this？ Because this is how it is：
The more administrations and prohibitions there are the more force and poverty。
The more force and weapons there are the more unrest and resistance。
The more cunning and calculation there are the more craftiness and setbacks。
The more orders are given the more foes of order there are。
Hence the Sage speaks：
I practice non…action and the people do what is right of themselves。
I practice silence and the people calm down。
I practice non…interference and the people attain prosperity。
I practice gentleness and patience and the people attain harmony and simplicity。
58
The less administration the more beneficial is the harmony。
The more administration the more unpleasant confusion grows。
Trusting letting…go produces agreement and happiness。
Decisive attempt at control causes disagreement and misfortune。
One who does not give thought to what he does turns order into disorder fortune into misfortune enlightenment into blinding and dazzling。
How different is the Sage：
He is just without judging。
He guides without regulating。
He is a model without deforming。
He shines without blinding。
59
To advance the people and serve Tao nothing is better than serenity。
Serenity is caring foresight that guards against troubles。
It leads to abundance through being filled with Tao which is being superior to every situation。
To be superior means to be without limits to be without limits means to be owner of the empire To be owner of the empire means to be rooted in the limitless to be rooted in the limitless means to have duration。
Thus a firm foundation in the unfathomable immortality and the All…wisdom of the Tao grow out of serenity。
60
One should rule a country as one prepares a meal： with wisdom。
The more willingly one lets Tao do the less things are mismanaged and spoilt。
The less management the less pressure of forces。
The less forces are pressing the less trouble counter…pressure and resistance there are。
A sage does not press therefore he produces harmony and unity。
61
The great place themselves low like streams rushing toward the sea which unites in itself rivers and brooks。
As woman conquers man through gentleness winning through surrender the great win the small through service and the small the great。
Service ensures conquest service makes superior。
When the great thus protect the small and advance them and the small willingly serve the whole all are served。
Greatness and oneness both thrive on surrender and are maintained through service。
62
Tao is a refuge for all beings treasure of the good and support of the not…good。
Words coming form it produce perfection。
Works caused by it； lead to realization。
The not…good； too； it guides to completion。
Mightier than the highest ruler stronger than all those in power more secure than those possessing most is the man who rests in Tao。
That is why Tao has since olden times ranked highest：
Because it is attained by one who surrenders because it saves him who knows that it is the savior Tao of all creation the home and the shelter。
63
Let your action be non…action your doing letting go your enjoying being free from gain。
See the great as small the many as one and requite hatred with goodness。
Tackle the difficult while it is easy。
Master the big while it is small。
For everything difficult arises from what is easy everything big grows from what is smallest。
Thus； mastering the small the Sage accomplishes the great without acting big。
Since the Sage unbiased sees the end in the beginning the small in the big what is riskiest and hardest becomes easy for him。
64
Easy it is to guide what is still at rest to forestall what is not yet manifest to bend what is still weak to master what is still small。 Therefore； put order into things in their not…yet…being。
Guide in the bud what will later be awkward and unmanageable。
The strongest tree grows from a tiny rootlet the highest house rises from a clod of earth a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step。
Interfering disturbs and spoils grasping causes disappearance and loss。
Therefore the Sage：
Not grasping he does not disturb and spoil。
Not interfering he does not lose。
The masses instead busily greedily interfering grasping for plenitude are at an end before completion 。。。
。。。 They would not fail before the goal if they took care of the beginning as of the end of the small as of the great！
Follow the Sage：
Content with little he does not fail。
Heeding what is unheeded letting things ripen and biding his time he follows the wisdom of non…action and attains what belongs to him。
65
The old Sages doers of the Tao did not bring to men the multiplicity of learning but taught the simplicity of wisdom。
Because those knowing much are no