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The Way is always nameless. |
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None under heaven can make it a servant. |
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If marquises and kings can keep it, |
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all things will spontaneously become guests. |
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Heaven and earth unite, |
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sending down sweet dew; |
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the people are not commanded, yet they balance themselves. |
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When regulations were first established, names appeared; |
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once names existed, |
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one should then know when to stop; |
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knowing when to stop is how one avoids peril. |
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Consider the Way's presence in all under heaven: |
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it is like streams and valleys to rivers and seas. |