Thus I know that non-action has benefits. The teaching of no-talking, The benefit of non-action – Few in the world attain these. ♦The softest2 things of the world2 [most soft] Overrun the hardest2 things of the world2. [gallop2] [most hard] Non-being can enter where there is no space in between. ♦Thus2 I know that non-action [it] has benefits. ♦The teaching of no-talking, ♦The benefit of non-action – Few in the world2 attain these. [rare,infrequent] [them] Notes Cross-references soft : #10, #36, #52, #55, #76, #78 hard : #36, #76, #78 soft conquers hard : #36, #78 non-being : #2, #40 non-action : #2, #3, #37, #38, #48, #57, #63, #64 teaching : #2, #27, #42 teaching of no-talking : #2 Chapter Forty Four 名 與 身 孰 親 身 與 貨 孰 多 得 與 亡 孰 病 甚 愛 必 大 費 多 藏 必 厚 亡 知 足 不 辱 知 止 不 殆 可 以長 久 Fame and self : which do you love? Self and property : which is greater? Gain and loss : which is the affliction? Extreme desire must lead to great expense. Collecting too much must lead to substantial loss. Knowing when you have enough, there can be no disgrace. Knowing when to stop, there can be no danger. Then you can forever endure. ♦Fame and self : which do you love? ♦Self and property : which is greater? [many,much,more] ♦Gain and loss : which is the affliction? [sickness,illness] ♦Extreme desire must lead to great expense. [like,affection] ♦Collecting too much must lead to substantial loss. ♦Knowing when you have enough, there can be no disgrace. ♦Knowing when to stop, there can be no danger. ♦Then you can2 forever endure. [for a long time] Notes With the exception of a couple of “therefore”’s in some sources but not others, this is the only chapter for which virtually every symbol is identical across all sources! Cross-references self : #7, #9, #13, #16, #26, #52, #54, #66 knowing you have enough : #33, #46 knowing when to stop : #32 no danger : #16, #25, #32, #52 can forever endure : #59 Chapter Forty Five 大 成 若 缺 其 用 不 弊 • 大 盈 若 (盅) 其 用 不 窮 • 大 直 若 屈 • 大 巧 若 拙 • 大 辯 若 訥 • 躁 勝 寒 • 靜 勝 熱 清 靜 為 天 下 正 • Great achievement seems incomplete, But its usefulness is not impaired. Great fullness is like a cup or bowl, Its usefulness is not exhausted. Great straightness seems bent. Great skillfulness seems clumsy.