Great debaters seem slow of speech. Restlessness conquers cold. Stillness conquers heat. Purity and clarity along with stillness makes the world proper and correct. Great achievement seems incomplete, [lacking] But its usefulness is not impaired. [harmed] Great fullness is like a cup or bowlA, Its usefulness is not exhausted. Great straightness seems bent. Great skillfulness seems clumsy.B Great debaters seem slow of speechC. ♦Restlessness conquers cold. [victorious,beats] ♦Stillness conquers heat. [victorious,beats] Purity and clarity D along with stillnessD makes the world2 proper and correct{honest and just}. Notes A : the symbol used here only appears in 1/5 sources, but gives the most understandable translation (and matches the first line in #4) B : this line could just as likely be translated as Great cleverness seems stupid. C : this is a euphemism for stammering, but also represents a personal quality that Confucius recommended people cultivate D : presumably referring to inner, mental/emotional qualities Cross-references stillness : #15, #16, #26, #37, #57, #61 stillness and restlessness : #26 Chapter Forty Six 天 下 有 道 卻 走 馬 以 糞 天 下 無 道 戎 馬 生 於 郊 • (罪 莫 大 於 可 欲) 禍 莫 大 於 不 知 足 咎 莫 大 於 欲 得 (•)故 知 足 之 足 常 足 矣(•) • When the world possesses Dao, Riding horses are nonetheless used for manure. When the world is without Dao, War-horses are bred in the countryside. There is no fault greater than the capacity for desire. There is no misfortune greater than not knowing when you have enough. There is no error greater than desire for gain. Therefore : knowing the sufficiency of having enough, there is always enough! ♦When the world2 possesses Dao, ♦Riding horses are nonetheless used for manure. [still,yet,however] ♦When the world2 is without Dao, ♦War-horses are bred in the countryside. [military] [produced] [open spaces/outskirts] ♦There is no fault greater than the capacity for desire.A [ability] ♦There is no misfortune greater than not knowing when you have enough. ♦There is no error greater than desire for gain. Therefore : knowing the sufficiency of having enough, there is always enough !B Notes A : this line is in every source except WB