| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Grasp the Great Image, | |
| and all under heaven go toward it. | |
| Going without harm, | |
| secure, level, and great. | |
| Pleasures and bait— | |
| passing guests stop. | |
| Where the Way emerges, | |
| it is bland, without taste; | |
| looked at, it is not fully seen; | |
| listened to, it is not fully heard; | |
| used, it is not fully exhausted. |
hold; grasp; execute; maintain; adhere to
big; large; great; adult; major; high-ranking
elephant; image; form; appearance; phenomenon; likeness
sky; heaven; nature; fate; day
below; down; descend; next; subordinate
go; toward; past; former
and; but; yet; while; moreover
not; no; un-; non=
harm; damage; hinder; disaster; harmful
peace; safe; quiet; settle; pacify
flat; level; peaceful; equal; to pacify; ordinary
music; joy; pleasure; happy; enjoy; be fond of
and; with; give; participate; join
bait; fodder; food; to feed; to lure
cross; pass; exceed; mistake; excessive
guest; visitor; stranger; outsider; temporary resident
stop; cease; halt; foot; limit
road; path; way; method; principle; to speak; to lead
it, him, her, them; of; 's; go to; reach
go out; emerge; produce; occur; issue
mouth; opening; entrance; portal; person (count)
bland; pale; diluted; faint; indifferent
question particle; exclamation; in; at; from
his; her; its; their; that; the one who; such
not; without; nothing; lacking; void
taste; flavor; scent; savor; sense/meaning
see; look at; gaze; regard; consider; inspect
foot; sufficient; enough; to suffice
see; meet; perceive; appear; view
listen; hear; obey; follow advice
hear; listen; news; report; fame
use; employ; utility; purpose; apply
already; since; finished; completed