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Rare speech—natural, |
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therefore a whirlwind does not last a morning, |
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a downpour does not last a day. |
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Who does this? |
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Heaven and Earth. |
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Even Heaven and Earth cannot last long— |
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how much more so for humans? |
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Therefore those who attend to the Way— |
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those of the Way— |
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are one with the Way; |
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those of virtue, |
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are one with virtue; |
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those of loss, |
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are one with loss. |
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Those one with the Way— |
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the Way also delights in gaining them; |
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Those one with virtue— |
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virtue also delights in gaining them; |
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Those one with loss— |
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loss also delights in gaining them. |
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Trust is insufficient— |
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how can there be no distrust? |