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This may be said to be not in accordance with the Tao�此�and what is not in 

accordance with it soon comes to an end。 

       31。   1。   Now   arms�察  �however   beautiful�察  �are   instruments   of   evil   omen�察�

hateful�察�it may be said�察�to all creatures。           Therefore they who have the Tao 

do not like to employ them。 

     2。   The    superior    man     ordinarily    considers     the   left  hand    the  most 

honourable       place�察   �but   in  time   of   war    the  right   hand。     Those      sharp 

weapons   are   instruments   of   evil   omen�察  �and   not   the   instruments   of   the 

superior man��he uses them only on the compulsion of necessity。                         Calm 

and    repose    are   what    he   prizes�察  �victory   ��by   force    of  arms��    is  to  him 

undesirable。       To     consider    this   desirable    would     be   to  delight    in   the 

slaughter of men�察�and he who delights in the slaughter of men cannot get 

his will in the kingdom。 

     3。 On occasions of festivity to be on the left hand is the prized position�察�

on occasions   of   mourning�察 �the   right   hand。         The   second   in   command   of 

the army has his place on the left�察�the general commanding in chief has his 

on    the  right��his    place�察  �that  is�察 �is  assigned    to  him   as   in  the   rites  of 

mourning。       He who has killed multitudes of men should weep for them 

with   the   bitterest   grief�察  �and   the   victor   in   battle   has   his   place   ��rightly�� 

according to those rites。 

       32。 1。 The Tao�察�considered as unchanging�察�has no name。 

     2。 Though in its primordial simplicity it may be small�察�the whole world 

dares not deal with ��one embodying�� it as a minister。                 If a feudal prince or 

the    king    could    guard    and    hold    it�察 �all  would     spontaneously       submit 

themselves to him。 

     3。 Heaven and Earth ��under its guidance�� unite together and send down 

the   sweet   dew�察  �which�察  �without   the   directions   of   men�察  �reaches   equally 



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everywhere as of its own accord。 

     4。 As soon as it proceeds to action�察�it has a name。                When it once has 

that name�察。�men�� can know to rest in it。               When they know to rest in it�察�

they can be free from all risk of failure and error。 

     5。 The relation of the Tao to all the world is like that of the great rivers 

and seas to the streams from the valleys。 

       33。 1。 He who knows other men is discerning�察�he who knows himself 

is   intelligent。   He   who   overcomes   others   is   strong�察  �he   who   overcomes 

himself is mighty。        He who is satisfied with his lot is rich�察�he who goes 

on acting with energy has a ��firm�� will。 

     2。 He who does not fail in the requirements of his position�察�continues 

long�察�he who dies and yet does not perish�察�has longevity。 

       34。 1。 All´pervading is the Great Tao�             �It may be found on the left 

hand and on the right。 

     2。 All things depend on it for their production�察�which it gives to them�察�

not one refusing obedience to it。           When its work is accomplished�察�it does 

not   claim   the   name   of   having   done   it。   It   clothes   all   things   as   with   a 

garment�察�and makes no assumption of being their lord��it may be named 

in the smallest things。        All things return ��to their root and disappear���察�and 

do   not   know   that   it   is   it   which   presides   over   their   doing   so��it   may   be 

named in the greatest things。 

     3。   Hence the   sage   is   able   ��in   the   same   way��   to   accomplish his   great 

achievements。        It   is   through   his   not   making   himself   great   that   he   can 

accomplish them。 

       35。   1。  To   him   who    holds    in  his  hands    the   Great   Image     ��of  the 

invisible Tao���察�the whole world repairs。              Men resort to him�察�and receive 

no hurt�察�but ��find�� rest�察�peace�察�and the feeling of ease。 

     2。   Music   and   dainties   will   make   the   passing   guest   stop   ��for   a   time��。 

But though the Tao as it comes from the mouth�察�seems insipid and has no 

flavour�察�though it seems not worth being looked at or listened to�察�the use 

of it is inexhaustible。 

       36。 1。 When one is about to take an inspiration�察�he is sure to make a 

��previous��   expiration�察  �when   he   is   going   to   weaken   another�察  �he   will   first 

strengthen him�察�when he is going to overthrow another�察�he will first have 



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raised him up�察�when he is going to despoil another�察�he will first have made 

gifts to him��this is called 'Hiding the light ��of his procedure��。' 

     2。 The soft overcomes the hard�察�and the weak the strong。 

     3。 Fishes should not be taken from the deep�察�instruments for the profit 

of a state should not be shown to the people。 

       37。   1。   The   Tao   in   its   regular   course   does   nothing   ��for   the   sake   of 

doing it���察�and so there is nothing which it does not do。 

     2。   If   princes   and   kings   were   able   to   maintain   it�察  �all   things   would   of 

themselves be transformed by them。 

     3。   If   this   transformation   became   to   me   an   object   of   desire�察  �I   would 

express the desire by the nameless simplicity。 

          Simplicity      without     a  name          Is   free   from    all  external    aim。 

With no desire�察�at rest and still�察            �All things go right as of their will。 



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                                     PART II。 



     38。 1。 ��Those who�� possessed in highest degree the attributes ��of the 

Tao�� did not ��seek�� to show them�察�and therefore they possessed them ��in 

fullest    measure��。     ��Those     who��     possessed    in   a  lower    degree    those 

attributes    ��sought   how��    not   to  lose  them�察  �and   therefore    they   did  not 

possess them ��in fullest measure��。 

     2。   ��Those   who��   possessed   in   the   highest   degree   those   attributes   did 

nothing ��with a purpose���察�and had no need to do anything。                 ��Those who�� 

possessed them in a lower degree were ��always�� doing�察�and had need to be 

so doing。 

     3。   ��Those    who��    possessed    the   highest   benevolence      were    ��always 

seeking��  to   carry  it   out�察 �and   had   no need   to   be  doing   so。 ��Those   who�� 

possessed the highest righteousness were ��always seeking�� to carry it out�察�

and had need to be so doing。 

     4。   ��Those    who��    possessed     the  highest    ��sense   of��  propriety    were 

��always   seekin
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