46.
Peaceful modesty
Wheresoever the Dao reigns;
The racehorses are called back,
To help fertilize the fields.
Wheresoever the Dao does not rule;
War horses are already waiting beforehand,
At the border.
Crimes,
There are none greater than,
Knowing what you want.
Disasters,
There are none greater than,
Not knowing when enough is enough.
Mischief,
There is none greater than,
The desire for profit.
Knowing when enough is enough,
Verily and truly is enough.
天下有道，
卻走馬以糞。
天下無道，
戎馬生於郊。
禍莫大於不知足；
咎莫大於欲得。
故知足之足，
常足矣。
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47.
To see and to understand
Understanding the world,
Without leaving the house.
To see the heavenly Dao,
Without looking out the window.
The more you stray far away,
The more you give up deeper knowing.
Wise men do not have to travel far,
To know.
Can recognize the unseen.
Bring it to a successful conclusion,
Without acting.
不出戶知天下；
不闚牖見天道。
其出彌遠，
其知彌少。
是以聖人不行而知，
不見而名，
不為而成。
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48.
Less is more
Committing to study,
Is piling up daily.
Dedication to the Dao,
Is letting go daily.
Release,
To let go even more.
To get to,
The doing of doing nothing.
A doing of nothing that,
Leaves nothing undone.
Try to conquer the world,
Without interfering in all kinds of things.
To try to conquer the world,
By mingling in all kinds of things,
Is a work without end.
為學日益，
為道日損。
損之又損，
以至於無為。
無為而無不為。
取天下常以無事，
及其有事，
不足以取天下。
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49.
Trust and goodness
The wise have no heart's desire,
And therefore, help others with theirs.
Charitable people love me,
Non-charitable people love me too.
There is so much goodness to be had.
Authentic people trust me,
Inauthentic people also trust me.
There is so much confidence to be gained.
Wise people live on Earth,
Quietly and discreetly
With an ever-floating heart.
Others have no choice but to,
To keep an eye on each other,
And set their ears to them,
Looking like children.
聖人無常心，
以百姓心為心。
善者，
吾善之；
不善者，
吾亦善之；
德善。
信者，
吾信之；
不信者，
吾亦信之；
德信。
聖人在天下，
歙歙為天下渾其心，
百姓皆注其耳目，
聖人皆孩之。
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50.
Life and death
Throw yourself into life,
Return to the end of it.
Three out of ten,
Are followers of life.
Three out of ten,
Are followers of death.
Another three out of ten
Live to die.
But why?
They live for life's surpluses.
I have heard of,
The protectors of life,
Who travel across the land,
Like buffalo or tigers,
And cross battlefields just like that,
Without sword or shield.
Like buffaloes without a chance to lift their
horns,
Like tigers with no chance to grab their claws,
Like swords without a sheath to hide.
Why?
Because they have no chance of dying,
By mortality.
出生入死。
生之徒，
十有三；
死之徒，
十有三；
人之生，
動之死地，
十有三。
夫何故？
以其生，
生之厚。
蓋聞善攝生者，
陸行不遇兕虎，
入軍不被甲兵；
兕無所投其角，
虎無所措其爪，
兵無所容其刃。
夫何故？
以其無死地。
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51.
The power of the way
Created by the Dao,
Strengthened by inner power,
Shaped into being,
Perfected by circumstances.
Therefore, there is none among all beings
Who does not honor the Dao,
And does not appreciate its inner power.
Honoring the Dao,
Appreciating inner strength,
On behalf of no one,
And yet in constant naturalness.
Therefore, Dao creates them,
Inner strength strengthens them,
Raises them and ripens them,
Give them shelter and cares for them,
Nurses them and protects them.
To produce, but without owning it.
To do, but without claiming it.
To lead, but without dominating.
This is known as:
Elusive deep soundness.
道生之，
德畜之，
物形之，
勢成之。
是以萬物莫不尊道而貴德。
道之尊，
德之貴，
夫莫之命常自然。
故道生之，
德畜之；
長之育之；
亭之毒之；
養之覆之。
生而不有，
為而不恃，
長而不宰，
是謂玄德。
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52.
the sensation of feeling
The world started somewhere.
This is known as the mother.
Once you can grasp the mother,
Then you can understand the child.
When you have understood the child,
Be safe in the mother,
And for the rest of your life
Remain beyond danger.
Stuff the holes.
Slam the doors.
Your life is,
No longer a burden.
Open your mouth.
Force all kinds of things.
Your life remains,
Inept.
Noticing the little things,
That speaks of enlightenment.
Leaving weaknesses for what they are,
That speaks of power.
Use this light to get back home,
In lighting.
Do this without losing yourself in,
Worries, burdens, and disasters.
Over and over again,
This is the way.
天下有始，
以為天下母。
既得1其母，
以知其子，
既知其子，
復守其母，
沒身不殆。
塞其兌，
閉其門，
終身不勤。
開其兌，
濟其事，
終身不救。
見小曰明，
守柔曰強。
用其光，
復歸其明，
無遺身殃；
是為習常。
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53.
To move forward or stray
Even if I had a tiny bit of knowledge,
I would already be walking the Road,
And my only fear would be to stray.
The Great Way is so supple and smooth,
Still people like to wander.
Palaces shining beautiful,
Yet the meadows grow full of weeds.
And granaries grow empty.
Clothes displaying colorful embroidery,
Belts leaving room for sharp swords,
Stuffing themselves with food and drink,
Money and merchandise galore.
This is known as “thief’s urges”,
And has absolutely nothing to do with the Dao.
使我介然有知，
行於大道，
唯施是畏。
大道甚夷，
而民好徑。
朝甚除，
田甚蕪，
倉甚虛；
服文綵，
帶利劍，
厭飲食，
財貨有餘；
是謂盜夸。
非道也哉！
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54.
Maturation
What is well-rooted does not get pulled out so
quickly.
What is securely attached does not get removed
so quickly.
Therefore, keep honoring the ancestors.
Grow within yourself,
Then inner strength grows,
Into authenticity.
Grow it in your household,
Then the inner strength grows,
Into abundance.
Grow it in your community,
Then the inner strength grows,
Into longevity.
Grow it all over the country,
Then the inner strength grows,
Into prosperity.
Grow it over all that covers the sky,
Then the inner strength grows,
Into the universal.
Therefore, measure yourself by yourself.
Measure your household based on your
household.
Measure your community by your community.
Measure the whole country by the whole
country.
Measure everything that covers the sky by
everything that covers the sky.
How do I see the world as such?
Thusly!
善建不拔，
善抱者不脫，
子孫以祭祀不輟。
修之於身，
其德乃真；
修之於家，
其德乃餘；
修之於鄉，
其德乃長；
修之於國，
其德乃豐；
修之於天下，
其德乃普。
故以身觀身，
以家觀家，
以鄉觀鄉，
以國觀國，
以天下觀天下。
吾何以知天下然哉？以此。
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