| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| In learning, one increases daily; | |
| in the Way, one decreases daily. | |
| Decrease and decrease further, | |
| until non-action. | |
| Non-action, yet nothing remains undone. | |
| To gain all under heaven is usually to be without affairs; | |
| when there are affairs, | |
| it is not enough to gain all under heaven. |
do; make; become; be; serve as; for; because of
learn; study; scholarship; school; knowledge
sun; day; date; daily
benefit; profit; increase; more; advantageous
road; path; way; method; principle; to speak; to lead
loss; damage; diminish; harm; impair
it, him, her, them; of; 's; go to; reach
again; once more; also; moreover; and
by means of; use; because; so as to; in order to
arrive; reach; utmost; until
in; at; on; from; to; than; regarding
not; without; nothing; lacking; void
and; but; yet; while; moreover
not; no; un-; non=
take; fetch; seize; obtain; choose; win
sky; heaven; nature; fate; day
below; down; descend; next; subordinate
frequent; constant; ordinary; habitual; eternal
matter; affair; thing; event; task; to serve
reach; attain; catch up; and; as well as
his; her; its; their; that; the one who; such
have; possess; exist; there is/are; present
foot; sufficient; enough; to suffice