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Surely he is doomed
Love vanquishes all attackers
It is impregnable in defense
When Heaven wants to protect someone does it send an army？
No； it protects him with love
68
The best warrior leads without haste fights without anger overcomes without confrontation
He puts himself below and brings out the highest in his men
This is the virtue of not confronting of working with the abilities you have of complying with the laws of Heaven
This is the ancient path that leads to perfection
69
The great warriors have a saying； 揑 dare not act as host but would rather be a guest I dare not advance an inch but would rather retreat a foot？br》 So advance but do not use your feet
Seize but do not use your arms
Cut but do not use your sword
Fight but do not use your own power
There is no greater misfortune than feeling 揑 have an enemy？br》 For when 揑？and 揺nemy？exist together there is no room left for my treasure
Thus； when two opponents meet the one without an enemy will surely triumph
70
My teachings are very easy to understand and very easy to practice
Yet so few in this world understand and so few are able to practice
My words arise from that ancient source
My actions are those of the universe itself
If people do not know these how can they know me？
Those who follow my ways are rare and so I treasure them
Even if they wear the clothes of a beggar they carry a priceless gem within
71
Knowing what cannot be known ？what a lofty aim！
Not knowing what needs to be known ？what a terrible result！
Only when your sickness becomes sick will your sickness disappear
The Sage抯 illness has become ill his renunciation has been renounced
Now he is free
And every place in the world is the perfect place to be
72
When the people do not fear worldly power a greater power will arrive
Don抰 limit the view of yourself
Don抰 despise the conditions of your birth
Don抰 resist the natural course of your life
In this way you will never weary of this world
The Sage knows himself； but not as himself he loves himself； but not as himself he honours himself； but not as himself
Thus； he discards the view of his own self and chooses the view of the universe
73
Bold action against others leads to death
Bold action in harmony with Tao leads to life
Good fortune； bad fortune
One seems to bring benefit the other to cause harm
But Heaven rejects them both
Both； in the end； tether men to this world
Who can know the reasons of Heaven？
Who can know its endless ways？
Not even the Sage has an answer to this one
Heaven抯 way does not strive yet it always overcomes
It does not speak； yet it responds
It is not summoned； yet it appears
It does not hurry； yet it completes everything on time
The net of Heaven spans the universe yet not the slightest thing ever slips by
74
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75
Why are the peole starving？ ？br》 Because their grain is being eaten up by taxes
That抯 why they抮e starving
Why are the people rebellious？ ？br》 Because those above them meddle intheir lives
That抯 why they抮e rebellious
Why do peole regard death so lightly？ ？br》 Because they are so involved with their own living
That抯 why they regard death so lightly
In the end；
The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go
76
When life begins we are tender and weal
When life ends we are stiff and rigid
All things； including the grass and trees； are soft and pliable in life dry and brittle in death
So the soft and supple are the companions of life
While the stiff and unyielding are the companions of death
An army that cannot yield will be defeated
A treee that cannot bend will crack in the wind
Thus by Nature抯 own decree the hard and strong are defeated while the soft and gentle are triumphant
77
Heaven operates like the bending of a bow … the high it pulls down the low it brings up
It takes from that which has too much
And gives to that which has too little
The way of man is otherwise … he takes from that which is depleted and gives to that which has too much
Who can offer an abundance to the world？ ？br》 One who has Tao
Such a one can give like the heavens
The Sage gives without relying on his own effort
He completes without waiting for a reward
He illumines wihtout stepping from the shadow
78
Nothing in the world is as soft and yielding as water
Yet for attacking the hard and strong none can triumph so easily
It is weak； yet none can equal it
It is soft； yet none can damage it
It is yielding； yet none can wear it away
Everyone knows that the soft overcomes the hard and the yielding triumphs over the rigid
Why then so little faith？
Why can no one practice it？
So the Sages say； fulfill even the lowest position love even the weakest creature
Then you will be called 揕ord of every offering？？King of all below Heaven？br》
79
After settling a great dispute some resentment is sure to remain
Being content with what you have is always best in the end
The Sage always assumes the debt as if holding the left side of a contract
He gives and gives； and wants nothing in return
One with true virtue always seeks a way to give
One who lacks true virtue always seeks a way to get
To the giver comes the fullness of life to the taker just an empty hand
Though the Tao of Heaven has no favourites it always sides with the one who has a pure heart
80
Let every state be simple like a small village with few people
There may be tools to speed things up ten or a hundred times yet no one will care to use them
There may be boats and carriages yet they will remain without riders
There may be armour and weaponry yet they will sit collecting dust
The people must take death seriously and not waste their lives in distant lands
Let them return to the knotting of cord
Let them enjoy their food and care for their clothing
Let them be content in their homes and joyful in the way they live
Neigbouring villages are within sight of each other
Roosters and dogs can be heard in the distance
Should a man grow old and die without ever leaving his village let him feel as though there was nothing he missed
81
Words born of the mind are not true
True words are not born of the mind
Those who have virtue do not look for faults
Those who look for faults have no virtue
Those who come to know it do not rely on learning
Those who rely on learning do not come to know it
The Sage sees the world as an expansion of his own self
So what need has he to accumulate things？
By giving to others he gains more and more
By serving others he receives everything
Heaven gives and all things turn out for the best
The Sage lives； and all