The　Master　indeed　is　not　bound；
  That　is　why　he　is　not　bound。
  That　is　how　the　self…controlled　man　knows　the　Self　and　perceives　the　not…Self。
  He　loves　the　Self；　and　honours　the　not…Self。
  Therefore　he　passes　away　from　the　latter　and　takes　hold　of　the　former。
  73
  A　man　with　courage　and　daring　is　slain；
  A　man　with　courage　and　self…restraint　lives。
  Of　these　two；　the　one　has　benefit；　the　other　has　injury。
  Who　can　tell　why　one　of　them　should　incur　Heaven's　Wrath？
  Because　of　this　the　self…controlled　man　has　doubt　and　difficulty。
  Heavenly　Tao　strives　not；　but　conquers　by　love；
  It　speaks　not；　but　responds　in　Love；
  It　calls　not　to　men；　but　of　themselves　they　come；
  It　slowly　is　made　manifest；　yet　its　plans　are　laid　in　Love。
  The　net　of　Heaven　is　widely　meshed；　the　meshes　are　far　apart；　yet　nothing　escapes　from　it。
  74
  If　the　people　do　not　fear　death；
  How　then　can　you　frighten　them　by　death？
  But　if　you　cause　the　people　continually　to　fear　death；
  And　if　one　of　them　becomes　a　great　criminal；
  Can　you　take　hold　of　him　and　slay　him？
  Would　you　dare　to　this？
  There　is　always　one；　the　Executioner；　who　kills　men。
  But；　on　the　contrary；　if　you　kill　as　if　you　were　Executioner；
  It　would　be　as　if　you　tried　to　do　the　work　of　a　Master　Carpenter。
  In　attempting　to　do　the　work　of　a　Master　Carpenter；
  Few　there　be　who　do　not　wound　their　own　hands。
  75
  The　people　are　hungry。
  Because　they　who　are　over　the　food　tax　it　heavily
  That　is　why　the　people　are　hungry。
  The　people　are　difficult　to　govern。
  Because　the　rulers　trust　in　possessions　and　activities
  That　is　why　the　people　are　difficult　to　govern。
  The　people　make　light　of　death。
  Because　they　work　hard　in　order　to　save　their　life；
  That　is　why　they　make　light　of　death。
  A　Master　indeed　is　he　whose　life…activities　are　from　within。
  He　excels　all　man　in　his　application　of　Life。
  76
  In　life；　man　is　soft　and　tender；
  In　death；　he　is　rigid　and　hard。
  In　life；　plants　and　trees　are　soft　and　pliant；
  In　death；　they　are　withered　and　tough。
  Thus　rigidity　and　hardness　are　companions　of　death。
  Softness　and　tenderness　are　companions　of　life。
  That　is　why　the　soldier　who　trusts　only　in　strength　does　not　conquer；
  The　tree　that　relies　on　its　strength　invites　the　axe。
  Great　strength　dwells　below；
  Softness　and　tenderness　dwell　above。
  77
  Heavenly　Tao　is　like　the　bending　of　a　bow。
  That　which　is　high　is　bent　downwards；
  That　which　is　low　is　raised　up；
  That　which　is　too　much　is　lessened；
  That　which　is　not　enough　is　increased。
  Heavenly　Tao　takes　from　those　who　have　too　much；
  And　gives　to　those　who　have　not　enough。
  The　way　of　man　is　not　thus；
  He　takes　from　those　who　have　not　enough；
  And　gives　to　those　who　already　have　too　much。
  Who　is　able　to　hold　his　wealth　in　order　to　give　it　to　men？
  Only　he　who　has　the　Tao。
  That　is　why　the　self…controlled　man　acts　without　looking　for　reward；　he　brings　to　perfectness　without　claiming　credit；　he　desires　not　to　let　his　wosdom　appear。
  78
  Of　the　soft　and　weak　things　in　the　world
  None　is　weaker　than　water。
  Bur　in　overcoming　that　which　is　firm　and　strong
  Nothing　can　equal　it。
  It　is　easy　to　know　the　inner　meaning　of　this：　〃That　which　is　weak　conquers　the　strong；　that　which　is　soft　conquers　the　hard。〃
  All　men　know　this；　No　one　is　able　to　practice　it。
  That　is　why　the　self…controlled　man　says：
  〃He　who　fears　the　reproach　of　the　Kingdom　is　called　Ruler　of　the　Land。　He　who　bears　the　woes　of　the　Kingdom　is　called　King　of　the　land。〃
  True　words　in　paradox。
  79
  To　harmonize　great　enemies
  We　must　possess　that　which　far　surpasses　enmity。
  We　must　be　able　to　be　at　peace
  In　order　to　be　active　in　Love。
  That　is　why　the　self…controlled　man　holds　the　left…hand　portion　of　the　contract；　but　does　not　insist　upon　the　other　man　producing　his　portion。
  He　who　is　virtuous　may　rule　by　a　contract；
  He　whose　virtue　is　within　may　rule　by　destroying　it。
  Akin　to　Heavenly　Tao　is　Inner　Life。
  A　constant　giver　is　the　man　who　loves。
  80
  Take　a　small　kingdom　and　a　few　people；
  Cause　ten　or　a　hundred　of　them　to　carry　weapons；
  But　not　to　use　them。
  Cause　the　people　to　fear　death；
  Do　not　let　them　travel　far；
  Though　they　may　have　boats　and　carriages；
  Let　them　use　them　only　within　the　kingdom。
  Though　they　may　have　soldiers　in　uniform；
  Let　them　parade　only　within　the　kingdom。
  Cause　the　people　again　to　have　knotted　cords；
  And　to　use　them　（instead　of　written　characters）。
  Their　food　would　be　sweet；
  Their　clothing　would　be　beautiful　in　their　own　eyes；
  Their　dwellings　would　be　resting…places；
  They　would　love　their　simple　ways。
  If　another　kingdom　were　so　near
  That　they　could　hear　the　sounds　of　dogs　and　fowls；
  They　would　not　come　into　mutual　contact
  Until　they　all　grew　old　and　died。
  81
  Faithful　words　may　not　be　beautiful；
  Beautiful　words　may　not　be　faithful。
  Those　who　love　do　not　quarrel；
  Those　who　quarrel　do　not　love。
  Those　who　know　are　not　learned；
  Those　who　are　learned　do　not　know。
  The　riches　of　the　self…controlled　man　are　in　the　Inner　Life。
  When　he　spends　for　others；　he　has　more　for　himself。
  When　he　gives　to　others；　he　has　much　more　for　himself。
  Heavenly　Tao　blesses　all　and　hurts　no　one。
  The　way　of　the　self…controlled　man　is　to　act　and　not　to　fight。
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  The　Tao　which　can　be　expressed　is　not　the　unchanging　Tao；　the　name　which　can　be　named　is　not　the　unchanging　name。
  The　nameless　is　the　beginning　of　the　Heaven　Earth；　the　mother　of　all　things　is　the　nameable。
  Thus；　while　the　eternal　non…being　leads　toward　the　fathomless；　the　eternal　being　conduct　to　the　boundary。
  Although　these　two　have　been　differently　named　they　come　from　the　same。
  As　the　same　they　may　be　described　as　the　abysmal。　The　abyss　of　the　abysmal　is　the　gate　of　all　mystery。
  2
  When　everyone　in　the　world　became　conscious　of　the　beauty　of　the　beautiful　it　turned　to　evil；　They　became　conscious　of　the　goodness　of　the　good　and　ceased　to　be　good。
  Thus　not…being　and　being　arise　the　one　from　the　other。　So　also　do　the　difficult　and　the　easy；　the　long　and　the　short；　the　high　and　the　low；　sounds　and　voices；　the　preceding　and　the　following。
  Therefore　the　Holy　Man　abides　by　non…attachment　is　his　affairs；　and　practices　a　doctrine　which　cannot　be　imparted　by　speech。　He　attends　to　everything　in　its　turn　and　declines　nothing；　produces　without　claiming；　acts　without　dwelling　thereon；　completes　his　purposes　without　resting　in　them。　Inasmuch　as　he　does　this　he　loses　nothing。
  3
  When　worth　is　not　honoured　the　people　may　be　kept　from　strife。
  When　rare　articles　are　not　valued　the　people　are　kept　from　theft。
  When　the　desirable　is　left　unnoticed　the　heart　is　not　confused。
  Therefore；　the　method　of　government　by　the　Holy　Man　is　to　empty　the　heart；　while　strengthening　the　purpose；　to　make　the　will　pliant；　and　the　character　strong。　He　ever　keeps　the　people　simple…minded　and　passionless；　so　that　the　world…wise　do　not　dare　to　plan。
  Practice　non…action　and　everything　will　be　regulated。
  4
  The　Tao　is　as　emptiness；　so　are　its　operations。　It　resembles　non…fullness。
  Fathomless！　It　seems　to　be　the　ancestor　of　all　form。
  It　removes　sharpness；　unravels　confusion；　harmonizes　brightness；　and　becomes　one　with　everything。
  Pellucid！　It　bears　the　appearance　of　permanence。
  I　know　not　whose　son　it　is。　Its　Noumenon　was　before　the　Lord。
  5
  Nature　is　non…benevolent。　It　regards　the　masses　as　straw　dogs。
  The　Holy　Man　is　non…benevolent。　He　regards　the　masses　as　straw　dogs。
  The　space　between　the　heaven　and　the　earth　is　like　a　bellows；　though　unsupported；　it　does　not　warp；　when　in　motion　the　more　it　expels。
  Though　words　could　exhaust　this　theme；　they　would　not　be　so　profitable　as　the　preservation　of　its　inner　essence。
  6
  The　Valley…God　never　dies。　She　may　be　styled　the　Mother　of　the　Abyss。　The　Abysmal　Mother抯　orifice　may　be　called　the　Root　of　the　Heaven…Earth。
  Continuous　she　is　as　though　ever　abiding；　and　may　be　employed　without　weariness。
  7
  Nature　continues　long。　What　is　the　reason　that　Nature　continues　long？　Because　it　produces　nothing　for　itself　it　is　able　to　constantly　produce。
  It　is　for　this　reason　that　the　Holy　Man　puts　himself　in　the　background；　yet　he　comes　to　the　front。　He　is　indifferent　to　himself；　yet　he　is　preserved。
  Is　it　not　because　he　has　no　interests　of　his　own　that　he　is　able　to　secure　his　interests？
  8
  The　highest　goodness　resembles　water。　Water　greatly　benefits　all　things；　but　does　not　assert　itself。
  He　approximates　to　the　Tao；　who　abides　by　that　which　men　despise。
  He　revolutionizes　the　place　in　which　he　dwells；　his　depth