Chapter 45
第四十五章
Who thinks his great achievements poor Shall find his vigour long endure.
大成若缺,其用不弊。
Of greatest fulness, deemed a void, Exhaustion ne'er shall stem the tide.
大盈若沖,其用不窮。
Do thou what's straight still crooked deem;
大直若屈,

Thy greatest art still stupid seem,
大巧若拙,
And eloquence a stammering scream.
大辯若訥。
Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat.
靜勝躁,寒勝熱。
Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
清靜為天下正。