gerulesByemptyi
gtheirheartsA
dfilli
gtheirheartsWeake
i
gtheiri
tellige
ceA
dtoughe
i
gtheirsi
ewsEverstrivi
gtomakethepeoplek
owledgelessa
ddesirelessI
deedheseestoitthatiftherebea
ywhohavek
owledgeTheydare
oti
terfereYetthroughhisactio
lessactivityallthi
gsaredulyregulated
四章
道冲，而用之或不盈。渊兮，似万物之宗。挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘。湛兮，似或存。吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。
TheWayislikea
emptyvesselThatyetmaybedraw
fromWithoutever
eedi
gtobefilledItisbottomlesstheveryproge
itorofallthi
gsi
theworldI
itallsharp
essisblu
tedAllta
glesu
tied
2
fAllglaretemperedAlldustsoothedItislikeadeeppoolthat
everdriesWasittoothechildofsomethi
gelseWeca
ottellButasasubsta
celessimageitexistedbeforetheA
cestor
五章
天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。天地之间，其犹橐龠乎？虚而不屈，动而愈出。多闻数穷，不如守中。
Heave
a
dEarthareruthlessTothemtheTe
Thousa
dthi
gsarebutasstrawdogsTheSagetooisruthlessTohimthepeoplearebutasstrawdogsYetHeave
a
dEartha
dallthatliesbetwee
IslikeabellowsI
thatitisemptybutgivesasupplythat
everfailsWorkita
dmorecomesoutWhereastheforceofwordsissoo
spe
tFarbetterisittokeepwhatisi
theheart
六章
谷神不死，是谓玄牝。玄牝之门，是谓天地根。绵绵若存，用之不勤。
TheValleySpirit
everdiesItis
amedtheMysteriousFemaleA
dthedoorwayoftheMysteriousFemaleIsthebasefromwhichHeave
a
dEarthspra
gItistherewithi
usallthewhileDrawupo
itasyouwillit
everru
sdry
七章
天长地久。天地所以能长且久者，以其不自生，故能长生。是以圣人后其身而身先，外其身而身存。不以其无私邪？故能成其私。
3
fHeave
iseter
altheEartheverlasti
gHowcometheytobesoItisbecausetheydo
otfostertheirow
livesThatiswhytheylivesolo
gThereforetheSagePutshimselfi
thebackgrou
dbutisalwaystotheforeRemai
soutsidebutisalwaysthereIsit
otjustbecausehedoes
otstrivefora
yperso
ale
dThatallhisperso
ale
dsarefulfilled
八章
上善若水。水善利万物而不争，居众人之所恶，故几于道。居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。夫唯不争，故无尤。
Thehighestgoodislikethatofr