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Ch. 10	Sentence 2
Beck	Can you concentrate your vital force to achieve the gentleness of a new-born baby?
Blackney	Can you throttle your breath, down to the softness of breath in a child?
Bynner	Can you, with the simple stature Of a child, breathing nature, Become, notwithstanding, A man?
Byrn	Can you focus your life-breath until you become supple as a newborn child?
Chan	Can you concentrate your vital force and achieve the highest degree of weakness like an infant?
Cleary	Concentrating energy, making it supple, can you be like an infant?
Crowley	By concentration on the breath, it is brought to perfect elasticity, and one becomes as a babe.
Hansen	In specializing in breath and consummating weakness, can you be a child?
LaFargue	When 'concentrating ch'i', bringing about Softness, can you be like an infant?
Legge	When one gives undivided attention to the (vital) breath, and brings it to the utmost degree of pliancy, he can become as a (tender) babe.
Lindauer	In gently extending animus alone Is the ability to be as a newborn child equal?
LinYutan	In controlling your vital force to achieve gentleness, Can you become like the new-born child?
Mabry	Being spiritually focused, can you become soft, like a newborn baby?
McDonald	Can you, when concentrating your breath, make it soft like that of an infant?
Merel	Breathing gently, you become newborn;
Mitchell	Can you let your body become supple as a newborn child's?
Muller	Focusing your energy on the release of tension: Can you be like an infant?
Red Pine	can you make your breath as soft as a baby's
Ta-Kao	Can you regulate the breath and become soft and pliant like an infant?
Walker	Can you ride your breath until your entire being is as supple as the body of an infant?
Wieger	Apply yourself such that the air you breath in, converted into the aerial soul, animates this composite, and keeps it intact as in a new-born baby.
World	Fully manifesting and remaining flexible, can you experience all manifestations as a newborn baby?
Wu	In gathering your vital energy to attain suppleness, Have you reached the state of a new-born babe?

Ch. 10	Sentence 3
Beck	Can you cleanse and purify your mystic vision until it is clear?
Blackney	Can you purify your mystic vision and wash it until it is spotless?
Bynner
Byrn	While you cleanse your inner vision will you be found without fault?
Chan	Can you clean and purify your profound insight so it will be spotless?
Cleary	Purifying hidden perception, can you make it flawless?
Crowley	By purifying oneself from Samadhi one becomes whole.
Hansen	In cleansing and voiding your profound mirror, can you be without flaw?
LaFargue	When 'cleansing and purifying the mysterious mirror,' can you be without blemish?
Legge	When he has cleansed away the most mysterious sights (of his imagination), he can become without a flaw.
Lindauer	In cleansing and clearing insightful discernment Is the ability to be absent of flaws equal?
LinYutan	In cleansing and purifying your Mystic vision, Can you strive after perfection?
Mabry	Being clear in mind and vision, can you eliminate your flaws?
McDonald	Strive after less tainted perfection, let it be aided by penetrating insight. So wipe and cleanse your vision of the mystery till all is without blur.
Merel	Clearing your mind, you become clear;
Mitchell	Can you cleanse your inner vision until you see nothing but the light?
Muller	In purifying your insight: Can you un-obstruct it?
Red Pine	can you wipe your Dark Mirror free of dust
Ta-Kao	Can you clear and get rid of the unforeseen and be free from fault?
Walker	Can you cleanse your inner vision until you see heaven in every direction?
Wieger	Withhold yourself from considerations which are too profound, in order not to wear yourself out.
World	Can you maintain the Infinite vision of oneness by ignoring distinctions.
Wu	In washing and cleaning your inner vision, Have you cured it of all dross?

Ch. 10	Sentence 4
Beck	Can you love the people and govern the state without interfering?
Blackney	Can you love all your people, rule over the land without being known?
Bynner	Can you continue befriending With no prejudice, no ban?
Byrn	Can you love people and lead them without forcing your will on them?
Chan	Can you love the people and govern the state without knowledge (cunning)?
Cleary	Loving the people, governing the nation, can you be uncontrived?
Crowley	In his dealing with individuals and with society, let him move without lust of result.
Hansen	In loving the people and ordering the state, can you fail to know?
LaFargue	When 'loving the people and caring for the kingdom,' can you be without knowledge?
Legge	In loving the people and ruling the state, cannot he proceed without any (purpose of) action?
Lindauer	In fondness for people, governing a nation Is the ability to be absent of action equal?
LinYutan	In loving the people and governing the kingdom, Can you rule without interference?
Mabry	Loving all people and leading them well, can you do this without imposing your will?
McDonald	Can you love the people and rule the land, yet remain unknown?
Merel	Nurturing your children, you become impartial;
Mitchell	Can you love people and lead them without imposing your will?
Muller	Loving the people and ruling the state: Can you avoid over-manipulation?
Red Pine	can you love people and lead them without imposing your will? can you serve and govern without effort
Ta-Kao	Can you love the people and govern the state by non-action?
Walker	Can you love the people and govern them without conniving and manipulating?
Wieger	As for love of the people and anxiety for the state, limit yourself to non-action.
World	Remaining centered in oneness and leading others, can you avoid manifesting arrogance?
Wu	In loving your people and governing your state, Are you able to dispense with cleverness?

Ch. 10	Sentence 5
Beck	Can you play the role of the female in opening and closing the doors of heaven?
Blackney	Can you be like a female, and passively open and shut heaven's gates?
Bynner	Can you, mating with heaven, Serve as the female part?
Byrn	When Heaven gives and takes away can you be content with the outcome?
Chan	Can you play the role of the female in the opening and closing of the gates of Heaven?
Cleary	As the gate of heaven opens and closes, can you be impassive?
Crowley	In the management of his breath, let him be like the mother-bird.
Hansen	In opening and closing the heavenly channel, can you fail to be female?
LaFargue	When 'the Doors of Heaven open and shut,' can you remain Feminine?
Legge	In the opening and shutting of his gates of heaven, cannot he do so as a female bird?
Lindauer	In opening and closing the gate of heavens Is the ability to be absent of femaleness equal?
LinYutan	In opening and shutting the Gate of Heaven, Can you play the part of the Female?
Mabry	When Heaven gives and takes away, can you be content to just let things come or go?
McDonald	Can you in opening and shutting the heavenly gates, ever play the feminine part?
Merel	Opening your heart, you become accepted;
Mitchell	Can you deal with the most vital matters by letting events take their course?
Muller	In opening and closing the gate of Heaven: Can you be the female?
Red Pine	can you be the female at Heaven's Gate
Ta-Kao	Can you open and shut the gates of nature like a female?
Walker	Can you bear heaven's children in all that you do and are?
Wieger	Let the gates of heaven open and close, without wishing to do something, without interfering.
World	Entering and exiting the gates of manifestations, can you harmonize with Infinity?
Wu	In the opening and shutting of heaven's gate, Are you able to play the feminine part?

Ch. 10	Sentence 6
Beck	Can you understand all and penetrate all without using the mind?
Blackney	Can you keep clear in your mind the four quarters of earth and not interfere?
Bynner	Can your learned head take leaven From the wisdom in your heart?
Byrn	When you understand all things can you step back from your own understanding?
Chan	Can you understand all and penetrate all without taking any action?
Cleary	As understanding reaches everywhere, can you be innocent?
Crowley	Let his intelligence comprehend every quarter; but let his knowledge cease.
Hansen	In discerning all within the four directions, can you fail to deem-act?
LaFargue	When 'Clarity and bareness penetrate everywhere,' can you remain not doing?
Legge	While his intelligence reaches in every direction, cannot he (appear to) be without knowledge?
Lindauer	In seeing clearly all four reaches Is the ability to be absent from knowledge equal?
LinYutan	In comprehending all knowledge, Can you renounce the mind?
Mabry	And even when you understand all things, can you simply allow yourself to be?
McDonald	Can your mind penetrate every corner of the land, but you yourself never interfere? Can you renounce the grosser mind for comprehending all inside knowledge?
Merel	Accepting the world, you embrace the Way.
Mitchell	Can you step back from you own mind and thus understand all things?
Muller	In illuminating the whole universe: Can you be free of rationality?
Red Pine	can you light up the world without knowledge
Ta-Kao	Can you become enlightened and penetrate everywhere without knowledge?
Walker	Can you give the wisdom of your heart precedence over the learning of your head?
Wieger	Know all, be informed on everything, and for all that remain indifferent, as if you knew nothing.
World	Realizing your oneness with Infinity, can you flow in harmony with It by indifferently allowing things to come and go?
Wu	Enlightened and seeing far into all directions, Can you at the same time remain detached and non-active?

Ch. 10	Sentence 7
Beck	To give birth and to nourish, to give birth without taking possession, to act without obligation, to lead without dominating - this is mystical power.
Blackney	Quicken them, feed them; Quicken but do not possess them. Act and be independent; Be the chief but never the lord: This describes the mystic virtue.
Bynner	If you can bear issue and nourish its growing. If you can guide without claim or strife, If you can stay in the lead of men without their knowing, You are at the core of life.
Byrn	Giving birth and nourishing, making without possessing, expecting nothing in return. To grow, yet not to control: This is the mysterious virtue.
Chan	To produce things and to rear them, To produce, but not to take possession of them, To act, but not to rely on one's own ability, To lead them, but not to master them - This is called profound and secret virtue.
Cleary	Producing and developing, producing without possessing, growing without domineering: this is called mysterious power.
Crowley	Here is the Mystery of Virtue. It creates all and nourishes all; yet it does not adhere to them; it operates all, but knows not of it, nor proclaims it; it directs all, but without conscious control.
Hansen	Generate it, nourish it: Generate it and not 'exist' it. Deem:act and not rely on anything. Become 'elder' and not rule. These are called 'profound virtuosities.'
LaFargue	Produce and nourish. Produce but don't possess work but don't rely on this preside but don't rule. This is mysterious Te.
Legge	(The Tao) produces (all things) and nourishes them; it produces them and does not claim them as its own; it does all, and yet does not boast of it; it presides over all, and yet does not control them. This is what is called 'The mysterious Quality' (of the Tao).
Lindauer	Be giving birth, be nourishing.Giving birth yet without possessing Acting yet without sustaining Growing yet without directing Is appropriately called insightful ideal.
LinYutan	-
Mabry	To give birth and nourish, To make and not own, To act but not expect something in return, To grow, yet not demand this of others, This is the virtue of Mystery.
McDonald	Produce things and rear well, but never lay claims to such things - control them, never lean upon them. Rely on some innate ability to act well. Be a sort of master among others, just refrain from mismanaging. Here is found the essence of dao might, its deep, mystic virtue.
Merel	Bearing and nurturing, Creating but not owning, Giving without demanding, This is harmony.
Mitchell	Giving birth and nourishing, having without possessing, acting with no expectations, leading and not trying to control: this is the supreme virtue.
Muller	Give birth to it and nourish it. Produce it but don't possess it. Act without expectation. Excel, but don't take charge. This is called Mysterious Virtue.
Red Pine	beget things and keep them but beget without possessing keep without controlling this is Dark Virtue
Ta-Kao
Walker	Giving birth, nourishing life, shaping things without possessing them, serving without expectation of reward, leading without dominating: These are the profound virtues of nature, and of nature's best things.
Wieger	Produce, breed, without taking any credit for what has been produced, without exacting a return for your actions, without imposing yourself on those you govern. There you have the formula for transcendent action.
World	Can you create and sustain things, and yet remain unattached to them? Can you work in harmony with all things, without desiring acknowledgment for your deeds? Exemplifying oneness, flowing in peace and harmony, not distinguishing, not judging, is the nature of Infinity.
Wu	Rear your people! Feed your people! Rear them without claiming them for your own! Do your work without setting any store by it! Be a leader, not a butcher! This is called hidden Virtue.