| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Heaven lasts, earth endures. | |
| Heaven and earth can last and endure | |
| because they do not live for themselves; | |
| thus they live forever. | |
| Therefore the sage puts the self last, and so is first; | |
| sets the self aside, and so remains. | |
| Is it not because they have no private self? | |
| Thus their own is fulfilled. |
sky; heaven; nature; fate; day
long; grow; leader; elder
earth; ground; land; place; region; territory
long time; long-lasting; for a long while; enduring
place; location; that which; (agentive/passive marker)
by means of; use; because; so as to; in order to
can; able; ability; capacity; power
and; also; moreover; furthermore; for now; let us first
one who; person; that which; the ...-er
his; her; its; their; that; the one who; such
not; no; un-; non=
self; oneself; from; since; spontaneous; automatic
birth; life; grow; produce; raw; inexperienced
cause; reason; former; old; therefore
right; correct; this; to be
holy; sacred; sage; saintly; divine
person; human; people; others; mankind
behind; back; after; later; subsequent
body; self; person; torso; status
and; but; yet; while; moreover
first; before; previous; ancestor
outer; outside; external; foreign; beyond
exist; remain; preserve; store; survive
not; wrong; to blame; non respectively
not; without; nothing; lacking; void
private; personal; self; selfish; to take privately
question particle; exclamation; indeed?
become; complete; succeed; accomplish; finished