beck The Inexhaustible Way Hold to the great form, and all the world follows, following without meeting harm, in health, peace, and happiness. Music and delicacies to eat induce travelers to stay. But the Way is mild to the taste. Looked at, it is invisible. Listened to, it is inaudible. Applied, it is inexhaustible. |
blakney Once grasp the great Form without form, And you roam where you will With no evil to fear, Calm, peaceful, at ease. At music and viands The wayfarer stops. But the Way, when declared, Seems thin and so flavorless! It is nothing to look at And nothing to hear; But used, it will prove Inexhaustible. |
byrn Hold the great symbol and great form of dao know-how. He who visualises or holds the great symbol form at its best can go about his work (in such as his empire), yet without doing harm. An then all the world follows. At last a lot of people will come and meet no harm. All in peace, quietness and security, commonwealth. All can enjoy comfort and health. Sound of music, smell of good dishes will make the passing stranger pause. Yes, offer music and dainties, very good things to eat and the [odd], passing and wayfaring stranger will stays. How different the words that dao gives forth! So thin, insipid, so flavour- or tasteless! Still dao is mild to the taste. Looked at, it can't be seen. So look at dao; it's quite imperceptible. If one looks for dao, there's hardly anything solid to see. If one listens for it, there's nothing loud to hear. We listen to this inaudible [thing]. If one uses it, its supply never fails. So use it; it's inexhaustible. |
feng All men will come to him who keeps to the one, For there lie rest and happiness and peace. Passersby may stop for music and good food, But a description of the Tao Seems without substance or flavor. It cannot be seen, it cannot be heard, And yet it cannot be exhausted. |
ganson The world will follow, without fear of evil, serene, peaceful, secure, one who follows the great symbol of Yin-Yang. Music and good food will stop the passing stranger, but Tao, offered by the spoken word, seems unappealing, tasteless. Looked for, it cannot be seen; listened for, it cannot be heard; applied, it cannot be exhausted. |
gnl Peace If you offer music and food Strangers may stop with you; But if you accord with the Way All the people of the world will keep you In safety, health, community, and peace. The Way lacks art and flavour; It can neither be seen nor heard, But its benefit cannot be exhausted. |
hansen Great Guiding Signs? Grasp great signs. The social world moves. If it move and does not harm, the comfort and balance is supreme. Concerts and feasts bring passing guests to a halt. Guidance coming out of the mouth. Isn't it bland? It lacks flavor. Looking at it, it is not visible. Listen to it, it is not audible. Use it, it is not applicable. |
legge To him who holds in his hands the Great Image (of the invisible Tao), the whole world repairs. Men resort to him, and receive no hurt, but (find) rest, peace, and the feeling of ease. Music and dainties will make the passing guest stop (for a time). But though the Tao as it comes from the mouth, seems insipid and has no flavour, though it seems not worth being looked at or listened to, the use of it is inexhaustible. |
mccarroll Hold on to the Great Image and all under heaven will approach you. Coming to you and not being harmed, they will find rest, peace, and security. A passing guest will pause at the sound of music and the smell of fancy food. By comparison the Tao is mild and flavorless. It is not solid enough to be seen, nor loud enough to be heard. Yet, it lasts forever. |
mcdonald She who follows the way of the Tao will draw the world to her steps. She can go without fear of being injured, because she has found peace and tranquility in her heart. Where there is music and good food, people will stop to enjoy it. But words spoken of the Tao seem to them boring and stale. When looked at, there is nothing for them to see. When listen for, there is nothing for them to hear. Yet if they put it to use, it would never be exhausted. |
merel Tao lacks art and flavour; It can neither be seen nor heard, Yet its application cannot be exhausted. If you offer music and food Strangers may stop with you; But if you accord with Tao The people of the World will keep you In safety, health, community, and peace. |
merel2 Peace If you offer music and food Strangers may stop with you; But if you accord with the Way All the people of the world will keep you In safety, health, community, and peace. The Way lacks art and flavour; It can neither be seen nor heard, But its benefit cannot be exhausted. |
mitchell She who is centered in the Tao can go where she wishes, without danger. She perceives the universal harmony, even amid great pain, because she has found peace in her heart. Music or the smell of good cooking may make people stop and enjoy. But words that point to the Tao seem monotonous and without flavor. When you look for it, there is nothing to see. When you listen for it, there is nothing to hear. When you use it, it is inexhaustible. |
muller Holding to the Great Form All pass away. They pass away unharmed, resting in Great Peace. It is for food and music that the passing traveler stops. When the Tao appears from its opening It is so subtle, it has no taste. Look at it, you cannot see it. Listen, you cannot hear it. Use it You cannot exhaust it. |
rosenthal THE BENEVOLENT HOST The wise man acts at one with the Tao, for he knows it is here that peace is found. It is for this reason that he is sought. Whilst guests enjoy good music and food, as these are supplied by a benevolent host, a description of Tao seems without form, for it cannot be heard and cannot be seen. But when the music and food are all ended, the taste of the Tao still remains. |
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