Chapter 29 第二十九章

第二十九章

　　將欲取天下而為之，吾見其不得已。天下神器，不可為也。為者敗之，執者失之。物，或行或隨，或噓或吹，或強或羸，或挫或隳。是以聖人去甚，去奢，去泰。

29. Ambition
Those who wish to change the world
According with their desire
Cannot succeed.

The world is shaped by the Way;
It cannot be shaped by the self.
Trying to change it, you damage it;
Trying to possess it, you lose it.

So some will lead, while others follow.
Some will be warm, others cold
Some will be strong, others weak.
Some will get where they are going
While others fall by the side of the road.

So the sage will be neither wasteful nor violent.

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