| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Trustworthy words are not beautiful, | |
| beautiful words are not trustworthy. | |
| The good do not argue, | |
| those who argue are not good. | |
| Those who know are not broad, | |
| those who are broad do not know. | |
| The Sage does not accumulate; | |
| having done for others, he possesses more, | |
| having given to others, he is more abundant. | |
| The Way of Heaven | |
| benefits without harming; | |
| the Way of the Sage | |
| acts without contending. |
trust; faith; believe; honest; message; letter
word; speech; to speak; to say
not; no; un-; non=
beautiful; fine; good; pleasing; delicious
good; virtuous; skilled; to be proficient at; kindness
one who; person; that which; the ...-er
argue; debate; distinguish; explain; plea
know; recognize; understand; knowledge; wisdom
wide; extensive; learned; abundant; strive for/gamble
holy; sacred; sage; saintly; divine
person; human; people; others; mankind
accumulate; pile up; sum; mass; volume
already; since; finished; completed
by means of; use; because; so as to; in order to
do; make; become; be; serve as; for; because of
self; oneself; one's own
heal; recover; more; increasingly; surpass
have; possess; exist; there is/are; present
and; with; give; participate; join
many; much; numerous; abundant; frequent; to abound
sky; heaven; nature; fate; day
it, him, her, them; of; 's; go to; reach
road; path; way; method; principle; to speak; to lead
sharp; profit; benefit; advantageous; smooth; facilitate
and; but; yet; while; moreover
harm; damage; hinder; disaster; harmful
strive; contend; dispute; struggle; compete