| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Heavy is the root of light, | |
| stillness the lord of restlessness. | |
| Therefore the sage goes about all day without leaving their heavy stores. | |
| Though there are splendid sights, | |
| they dwell in ease, detached. | |
| How is it that the lord of ten thousand chariots | |
| makes the world light by being light himself? | |
| Lightness loses the root, | |
| restlessness loses the lord. |
heavy; weight; repeat; again; serious; important
do; make; become; be; serve as; for; because of
light; slight; easy; trivial; to treat lightly
root; source; basis; fundamental
quiet; still; calm; silence; pacify
restless; agitated; impatient; irritable
ruler; lord; sovereign; you (honorific)
right; correct; this; to be
by means of; use; because; so as to; in order to
holy; sacred; sage; saintly; divine
person; human; people; others; mankind
end; finish; final; death; finally
sun; day; date; daily
walk; go; conduct; behavior; line; row; carry out
not; no; un-; non=
leave; separate; distance; depart; detach
supply wagon; baggage cart; to transport by cart
although; even if; though; albeit
have; possess; exist; there is/are; present
honor; glory; flourish; blossom; prosperity
look; observe; view; contemplate; perspective; outlook
swallow (bird); State of Yan; swift; graceful
place; position; dwell; handle; punish
exceed; surpass; transcend; go beyond; extraordinary
burn; thus; so; correct; [suffix] -ly/-like
how; what to do; endure; bear; withstand
what; which; how; why; wherefore
ten thousand; myriad; countless; all; everything
ride; mount; multiply; take advantage of; seize
it, him, her, them; of; 's; go to; reach
lord; master; host; primary; to preside
and; but; yet; while; moreover
body; self; person; torso; status
sky; heaven; nature; fate; day
below; down; descend; next; subordinate
rule; law; then; as for; consequently
lose; miss; fail; error; mistake
root; origin; basis; original; essence