Deep and profound!, it seems to barely exist. I do not know whose child it is – Its image came before that of god. Five Heaven and earth are not kind – Thus the ten thousand creatures become as straw dogs to them. The sage is not kind – Thus the 100 families become as straw dogs to him. The space between heaven and earth, How is it just like a bellows or flute? It is empty, yet does not run out. The more it moves, and the more it produces. Too much talking is exceptionally exhausting, Which is not as good as maintaining what is within. Six The spirit of the valley does not die – It is called the deep and mysterious feminine. The gateway of this deep and mysterious feminine – It is called the source of heaven and earth. Unbroken, it seems to exist. Using it takes no effort. Seven Heaven is eternal, earth is enduring. The reason that heaven and earth can be eternal and enduring Is because they do not live for themselves. Therefore they can live forever. Thus the sage : Puts his self behind others, yet finds his self before them. Considers his self extraneous, yet his self survives. Is this not because he has no self-interests? Therefore he can achieve his self-interests. Nine Holding and filling it Are not as good as your stopping short. Hammering and sharpening it Can not be forever maintained. When gold and jade fill a room, There is no one who can protect it. To have wealth and high rank, but with arrogance – Then naturally their loss is your own fault. When the task is successful, the self should let go of it. This is the Way of heaven. Ten Carrying and managing a body while embracing the One, Are you able to not separate them? Concentrating your Qi to become soft, Are you able to be like a newborn infant? Cleansing and clearing your deep and mysterious perception, Are you able to be without blemish? Loving the citizens and governing the nation, Are you able to use non-action? Opening and closing the gateway of heaven, Are you able to serve as the feminine? Attaining clear insight in all directions, Are you able to not use your knowledge? Creating them and raising them, Creating but not possessing, Acting but not concerned with the results, Leading yet not governing – This is called deep and mysterious De. Thirteen Favor and disgrace seem alarming. High rank brings great suffering if you have a self. What is meant by “favor and disgrace seem alarming”? Favor makes you the inferior, so gaining it seems alarming. Losing it also seems alarming. This is what is meant by “favor and disgrace seem alarming”. What is meant by “high rank brings great suffering if