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81: Essence Revealed
Trustworthy speech is not beautiful,
beautified speech is not trustworthy.
Knowing is not expansive,
expansiveness is not-knowing.
Verse 23: Nothing is Everywhere
Shh! Just do it.
Morning winds fade.
The rainy day ends.
What makes it like this?
Nature.
Nothing Nature does lasts long,
How can what people do be any different?
Verse 40: Use it
Returning.
Dao’s movement.
Softening.
Dao’s function.
Verse 38: Discussing Integrity
Superior integrity is not virtuous,
this is how it has integrity.
Inferior integrity does not lose virtue,
this is how it lacks integrity.
Verse 27: Skillful Use
Perfected action leaves no trace.
Perfected speech lacks error and blame.
Perfected planning rolls no dice.
Verse 26: Noble Virtue
Prudence is the root of ease,
Stillness rules over anxiety.