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　　So　rid　yourself　of　the　ability　to　despise　others！　He　who　despises　others　is　despicable　before　Tao！

　　Rid　yourself　of　violence　in　relations　with　others！　He　who　does　violence　to　others　will　be　subjected　to　violence。

　　Renounce　the　ability　to　deceive　people！　He　who　deceives　others　deceives　himself。*

　　Live　in　love！

　　Do　not　strive　to　show　yourself　off！　The　wise　who　cognized　his　Higher　Essence　is　not　engaged　in　self…admiration　and　does　not　elevate　himself　over　others。

　　He　who　got　rid　of　egocentrism　gains　the　possibility　to　achieve　Tao。　
　　*　Because　such　a　person　does　not　take　into　account　God　and　His　principles　of　formation　of　people抯　destinies。
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　　He　who　is　brave　and　bellicose　will　be　killed；　he　who　is　brave　but　not　bellicose　will　live。

　　What　is　the　reason　for　dislike　toward　bellicose　people？　Even　a　sage　cannot　answer。

　　Great　Tao　abides　in　calm；　It　does　not　fight　with　anyone。　It　wins　without　violence。

　　It　is　silent；　yet　It　answers　questions　and　comes　to　those　who　call　It。

　　In　calm；　It　controls　everything。

　　It　selects　worthy　people　for　Itself。

　　74

　　It　makes　no　sense　to　threaten　with　death　him　who　is　not　afraid　of　death。

　　Yet　he　who　threatens　others　with　death　and　takes　pleasure　in　this　？will　be　destroyed。

　　The　theme　of　life　and　death　is　under　control　of　Tao　alone。　No　one　is　allowed　to　control　it　instead　of　Tao！　He　who　decides　to　do　such　a　thing　only　harms　himself。

　　75

　　Looking　at　the　majority　of　people；　one　may　think　that　they　are　constantly　hungry。　They　are　constantly　concerned　about　accumulation　and　multiplication　of　their　supplies。　They　cannot　stop　in　this　activity！

　　In　all　affairs；　they　aspire　only　to　personal　profit　？by　any　means！

　　They　do　not　to　understand　the　principles　of　life　suggested　by　Tao　？about　loving　others　and　caring　about　them；　about　non…doing。

　　They　live　not　looking　at　Tao；　ignoring　Tao；　wasting　their　life　power　for　doing　things　which　have　no　true　value。　They　have　too　strong　搇ove　for　life？　and　therefore　they　die　too　early。

　　Yet　he　who　neglects　his　earthly　life　for　the　sake　of　everyone抯　good　increases　its　value　before　Tao。

　　76

　　The　body　of　man　at　birth　is　gentle　and　lithe；　but　after　death　it　becomes　hard。　All　vegetal　beings　are　also　gentle　and　lithe　at　birth；　and　after　death　they　become　dry　and　easily　broken。

　　A　powerful　tree　either　breaks　in　storm　or　is　cut　down　by　axe。　The　lithe　and　gentle　tree　has　an　advantage　here。

　　He　who　is　gentle　and　lithe　walks　the　path　of　life。　He　who　is　not　gentle　and　lithe　walks　the　path　of　death。

　　77

　　Let　the　Life　of　the　Primordial　Tao　be　an　example　for　us。

　　He　who　does　violence　to　people；　humiliates　and　robs　them　？opposes　Tao。

　　But　he　who　never　acts　selfishly；　who　gives　his　surplus　to　others；　who　performs　deeds　not　for　the　sake　of　glory；　who　lives　with　calm；　without　worldly　passions；　who　submerges　into　tender　and　subtle　calm　of　Tao　and　helps　deserving　people　on　this　Path　？such　a　person　becomes　similar　to　Tao。

　　78

　　Water　is　gentle　and　yielding。　Yet　it　destroys　the　hard。　Nothing　compares　to　it　in　overcoming　the　hard。

　　Gentle　and　tender　overcomes　hard　and　coarse。　Only　wise　people　understand　the　essence　of　this　statement？br》
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　　Big　resentment　leaves　consequences。　Calm　may　be　called　goodness。

　　Therefore；　the　wise　gives　an　oath　not　to　condemn　anyone。

　　Kind　people　live　in　accordance　with　this　rule。　Evil　people　do　not。

　　The　Primordial　Tao　is　always　on　the　side　of　kind　people。

　　80

　　About　state　structure　I　think　the　following：

　　It　is　better　when　the　country　is　small　and　population　is　rare。

　　Even　if　there　is　much　weapon；　it　should　not　be　used。　War　ships　and　chariots　should　be　used　neither。　Warriors　should　not　wage　war。

　　One　has　to　make　the　life　in　the　country　such　that　people　do　not　want　to　leave　this　country。

　　It　is　good　if　everyone　has　good　food；　beautiful　clothes；　cozy　houses；　joyful　life。

　　It　is　good　to　look　with　love　at　neighbor　states；　listen　to　how　cocks　crow　there　and　dogs　bark。

　　It　is　good　that　people　who　reach　old　age　cognize　the　Perfection　and　leave　this　world　so　that　they　do　not　need　to　return　here。

　　81

　　True　words　are　not　necessarily　exquisite。　Beautiful　words　are　not　necessarily　trustable。

　　The　kind　is　not　necessarily　eloquent。　The　eloquent　is　not　necessarily　kind。

　　He　who　knows　does　not　argue；　but　he　who　does　not　know　argues。

　　The　wise　is　not　selfish；　he　acts　for　the　good　of　others。

　　Great　Tao　takes　care　about　the　good　of　all　living　beings。　Everything　It　does　toward　living　beings　does　not　contain　violence　and　does　not　harm　anyone。

　　That　wise　also　acts　without　violence　and　does　not　harm　anyone。　　




　

　　
English_Bahm_TTK
　　Das　Tao　Te　King　von　Lao　Tse
　　English　by
　　Archie　J。　Bahm

　　1

　　Nature　can　never　be　completely　described；　for　such　a　description　of　Nature　would　have　to　duplicate　Nature。　No　name　can　fully　express　what　it　represents。
　　It　is　Nature　itself；　and　not　any　part　（or　name　or　description）　abstracted　from　Nature；　which　is　the　ultimate　source　of　all　that　happens；　all　that　comes　and　goes；　begins　and　ends；　is　and　is　not。　But　to　describe　Nature　as　〃the　ultimate　source　of　all〃　is　still　only　a　description；　and　such　a　description　is　not　Nature　itself。　Yet　since；　in　order　to　speak　of　it；　we　must　use　words；　we　shall　have　to　describe　it　as　〃the　ultimate　source　of　all。〃
　　If　Nature　is　inexpressible；　he　who　desires　to　know　Nature　as　it　is　in　itself　will　not　try　to　express　it　in　words
　　Although　the　existence　of　Nature　and　a　description　of　that　existence　are　two　different　things；　yet　they　are　also　the　same。
　　For　both　are　ways　of　existing。　That　is；　a　description　of　existence　must　have　its　own　existence；　which　is　different　from　the　existence　of　that　which　it　describes；　and　so　again　we　have　to　recognize　an　existence　which　cannot　be　described。

　　2

　　It　is　because　we　single　out　something　and　treat　it　as　distinct　from　other　things　that　we　get　the　idea　of　its　opposite。　Beauty；　for　example；　once　distinguished；　suggests　its　opposite；　ugliness。
　　And　goodness；　when　we　think　of　it；　is　naturally　opposed　to　badness。
　　In　face；　all　distinctions　naturally　appear　as　opposites。　And　opposites　get　their　meaning　from　each　other　and　find　their　completion　only　through　each　other。　The　meaning　of　〃is〃　and　〃is　not〃　arise　from　our　distinguishing　between　them。
　　Likewise　〃difficult　and　easy；〃　〃long　and　short；〃　〃high　and　low；〃　〃loud　and　soft；〃　〃before　and　after〃　…　all　derive　their　meanings　from　each　other。
　　Therefore　the　intelligent　man　accepts　what　is　as　it　is。　In　seeking　to　grasp　what　is；　he　does　not　devote　himself　to　the　making　of　distinctions　which　are　then　mistaken　to　be　separate　existences。　In　teaching；　he　teaches；　not　by　describing　and　pointing　out　differences；　but　by　example。　Whatever　is　exists；　and　he　sees　that　nothing　is　gained　by　representing　what　fully　exists　by　a　description　…　another　lesser；　diluted　kind　of　existence。　If　something　exists　which　cannot　be　wholly　revealed　to　him　with　his　viewpoint；　he　does　not　demand　of　it　that　it　be　nothing　but　what　it　seems　to　him。
　　If　some　one　else　interprets　him；　he　does　not　trust　that　interpretation　as　being　equal　to　his　own　existence。　If　some　part　of　him　stands　out　as　if　a　superior　representative　of　his　nature；　he　will　not　surrender　the　rest　of　his　nature　to　it。
　　And　in　not　surrendering　the　whole　of　his　nature　to　any　part　of　it；　he　keeps　himself　intact。　This　is　how　the　intelligent　man　preserves　his　nature。

　　3

　　If　no　distinctions　of　superiority　and　inferiority　prevail　among　officers；　they　will　devote　themselves　to　their　tasks　rather　than　to　rivalries　with　one　another。
　　If　no　special　value　is　placed　upon　rare　things；　one　will　have　no　incentive　for　stealing　them。
　　If　nothing　appears　to　arouse　envy；　one　will　remain　satisfied　with　things　as　they　are
　　Since　this　is　so；　the　wise　administrator　does　not　lead　people　to　set　their　hearts　upon　what　they　cannot　have；　but　satisfies　their　inner　needs。　He　does　not　promote　ambition　to　improve　their　status；　but　supports　their　self…sufficiency。　He　does　not　complicate　their　lives　with　knowledge　of　multifarious　details　or　with　an　urge　to　attend　to　this；　that　and　the　other。
　　By　keeping　people　contented；　he　prevents　those　who　mistakenly　believe　that　ambition　is　better　than　contentment　from　leading　the　contented　astray。
　　By　being　calm　and　contented　himself；　he　sets　an　example　for　his　people。

　　4

　　Nature　contains　nothing　but　natures；　and　these　natures　are　nothing　over　and　above　Nature。
　　In　Nature；　all　natures　originate；
　　all　conflicts　are　settled；　all　differences　are　united；　all　disturbances　are　quieted。
　　Yet　no　matter　how　many　natures　come　into　being；　they　can　never　exhaust　Nature。
　　To　look　for　an　external　source　of　Nature　is　foolish；　for　Nature　is　the　source　of　all　else。

　　5

　　Opposites　are　not　sympathetic　to　each　other。　Each　one　of　the　many　kinds　of　opposites　acts　as　if　it　could　get　along　without　its　other。　But　Nature　treats　opposites　impartially；　dealing　with　each　of　every　pair　o