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when   'tis   seen   throughout   the   state�察        �Good   fortune   will   be   found。 

Employ it the kingdom o'er�察               �And men thrive all around。 

     3。 In this way the effect will be seen in the person�察�by the observation 

of different cases�察�in the family�察�in the neighbourhood�察�in the state�察�and in 

the kingdom。 

     4。 How do I know that this effect is sure to hold thus all under the sky�拭�

By this ��method of observation��。 

       55。 1。 He who has in himself abundantly the attributes ��of the Tao�� is 

like an infant。     Poisonous insects will not sting him�察�fierce beasts will not 

seize him�察�birds of prey will not strike him。 

     2。 ��The infant's�� bones are weak and its sinews soft�察�but yet its grasp is 

firm。    It knows not yet   the union of   male and   female�察 �and yet   its   virile 



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member may be excited��showing the perfection of its physical essence。 

All day long it will cry without its throat becoming hoarse��showing the 

harmony ��in its constitution��。 

     3。  To   him   by   whom   this   harmony   is   known�察       。�The   secret   of��   the 

unchanging ��Tao�� is shown�察              �And in the   knowledge wisdom finds   its 

throne。        All life´increasing arts to evil turn�察         �Where the mind makes 

the vital breath to burn�察          。�False�� is the strength�察。�and o'er it we should 

mourn。�� 

     4。  When   things   have   become   strong�察  �they   ��then��   become   old�察  �which 

may be said to be contrary to the Tao。            Whatever is       contrary to the Tao 

soon ends。 

       56。 1。 He who knows ��the Tao�� does not ��care to�� speak ��about it���察�he 

who is ��ever ready to�� speak about it does not know it。 

     2。 He ��who knows it�� will keep his mouth shut and close the portals ��of 

his    nostrils��。     He     will   blunt    his   sharp    points    and    unravel     the 

complications of things�察�he will attemper his brightness�察�and bring himself 

into    agreement      with   the   obscurity    ��of   others��。    This    is  called    'the 

Mysterious Agreement。' 

     3。 ��Such an one�� cannot be treated familiarly or distantly�察�he is beyond 

all   consideration   of   profit   or   injury�察  �of   nobility   or   meanness��he   is   the 

noblest man under heaven。 

       57。 1。 A state may be ruled by ��measures of�� correction�察�weapons of 

war   may be   used with   crafty dexterity�察。�but�� the kingdom  is made   one's 

own ��only�� by freedom from action and purpose。 

     2。 How do I know that it is so�拭          �By these facts��In the kingdom the 

multiplication      of  prohibitive     enactments     increases    the   poverty    of  the 

people�察�the more implements to add to their profit that the people have�察�the 

greater   disorder   is   there   in   the   state   and   clan�察  �the   more   acts   of   crafty 

dexterity that men possess�察�the more do strange contrivances appear�察�the 

more display there is of legislation�察�the more thieves and robbers there are。 

     3。 Therefore a sage has said�察�'I will do nothing ��of purpose���察�and the 

people will be transformed of themselves�察�I will be fond of keeping still�察�

and the people will of themselves become correct。                 I will take no trouble 

about it�察�and the people will of themselves become rich�察�I will manifest no 



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ambition�察     �and   the   people    will   of   themselves     attain   to   the  primitive 

simplicity。' 

       58。 1。 The government that seems the most unwise�察                    �Oft goodness 

to   the   people     best   supplies�察        �That     which    is  meddling�察     �touching 

everything�察        �Will work but ill�察�and disappointment bring。 

     Misery��happiness   is   to   be   found   by   its   side�    �Happiness��misery 

lurks beneath it�       �Who knows what either will come to in the end�拭�

     2。   Shall    we    then   dispense     with    correction�拭      �The     ��method     of�� 

correction shall by a turn become distortion�察�and the good in it shall by a 

turn become evil。         The delusion of the people ��on this point�� has indeed 

subsisted for a long time。 

     3。   Therefore   the   sage   is   ��like��   a   square   which   cuts   no   one   ��with   its 

angles���察  。�like��   a   corner   which   injures   no   one   ��with   its   sharpness��。   He   is 

straightforward�察�but allows himself no license�察�he is bright�察�but does not 

dazzle。 

       59。  1。  For  regulating   the   human   ��in our  constitution��  and   rendering 

the ��proper�� service to the heavenly�察�there is nothing like moderation。 

     2。 It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return ��to 

man's     normal     state��。   That     early   return   is  what    I  call  the   repeated 

accumulation        of   the   attributes    ��of   the    Tao��。     With     that   repeated 

accumulation   of   those   attributes�察  �there   comes   the   subjugation   ��of   every 

obstacle to such return��。         Of this subjugation we know not what shall be 

the limit�察�and when one knows not what the limit shall be�察�he may be the 

ruler of a state。 

     3。 He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long。                       His 

case is like that ��of the plant�� of which we say that its roots are deep and 

its flower stalks firm��this is the way to secure that its enduring life shall 

long be seen。 

       60。 1。 Governing a great state is like cooking small fish。 

     2。 Let the kingdom be governed according to the Tao�察�and the manes 

of the departed will not manifest their spiritual energy。              It is not that those 

manes have not that spiritual energy�察�but it will not be employed to hurt 

men。     It is not that it could not hurt men�察�but neither does the ruling sage 

hurt them。 



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     3。   When   these   two   do   not   injuriously   affect   each   other�察  �their   good 

influences converge in the virtue ��of the Tao��。 

       61。 1。 What makes a great state is its being ��like�� a low´lying�察�down´ 

flowing ��stream����it becomes the centre to which tend ��all the small states�� 

under heaven。 

     2。   ��To   illustrate   from��   the   case  of   all  females��the   female     always 

overcomes the male by her stillness。             Stillness may be considered ��a sort 

of�� abasement。 

     3。 Thus it is that a great state�察�by condescending to small states�察�gains 

them for itself�察�and that small states�察�by abasing themselves to a great state�察�

win   it   over   to   them。  In   the   one   case   the   abasement   leads   to   gaining 

adherents�察�in the other case to procuring favour。
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