Ch. 40 |
Sentence 1 |
Beck |
Returning is the movement of the Way. Gentleness is the method of the Way. |
Blackney |
The movement of the Way is a return; In weakness lies its major usefulness. |
Bynner |
Life on its way returns into a mist, Its quickness is its quietness again: |
Byrn |
All movement returns to the Tao. Weakness is how the Tao works. |
Chan |
Reversion is the action of Tao. Weakness is the function of Tao. |
Cleary |
Return is the movement of the Way; yielding is the function of the Way. |
Crowley |
The Dao proceeds by correlative curves, and its might is in weakness. |
Hansen |
That which is converse is the action of a guide. That which is weak is the use of a guide. |
LaFargue |
Turning Back is Tao movement being Weak is Tao practice. |
Legge |
The movement of the Tao By contraries proceeds; And weakness marks the course Of Tao's mighty deeds. |
Lindauer |
That which returns is tao moving That which lessens is tao using. |
LinYutan |
Reversion is the action of Tao. Gentleness is the function of Tao. |
Mabry |
Returning is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. |
McDonald |
Reversion is the action of dao. In dao the only motion is a return; and the one useful quality is named soft [or polite] gentleness, So polite or weak
gentleness [or humility] is the function of dao. |
Merel |
The motion of the Way is to return; The use of the Way is to accept; |
Mitchell |
Return is the movement of the Tao. Yielding is the way of the Tao. |
Muller |
Return is the motion of the Tao. Softening is its function. |
Red Pine |
The Tao moves the other way the Tao works through weakness |
Ta-Kao |
Returning is the motion of Tao, Weakness is the appliance of Tao. |
Walker |
Returning to the root is the movement of Tao. Quietness is how it functions. |
Wieger |
Going back (towards the Principle) is the type of movement characteristic of those who conform themselves to the Principle. Attenuation is the result
of their being conformed to the Principle. |
World |
Manifesting and disintegrating is the activity of Infinity. Yielding to manifestations, yielding todisintegration is the nature of peace and harmony. |
Wu |
The movement of the Tao consists in Returning. The use of the Tao consists in softness. |
Ch. 40 |
Sentence 2 |
Beck |
All things in the world come from being, and being comes from non-being. |
Blackney |
From What-is all the world of things was born But What-is sprang in turn from What-is-not. |
Bynner |
Existence of this world of things and men Renews their needing to exist. |
Byrn |
All of creation is born from substance. Substance is born of nothing-ness. |
Chan |
All things in the world come from being. And being comes from non-being. |
Cleary |
All things in the world are born of being; being is born of nonbeing. |
Crowley |
All things arose from the De, and the De budded from the Dao. |
Hansen |
The cosmos and the ten-thousand natural kinds arise from 'existing.' 'Existing' arises from 'non-existing.' |
LaFargue |
"The thousands of things in the world are born of Being" Being is born of Nothing. |
Legge |
All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named). |
Lindauer |
The world, the 10000 things give birth in relation to presence Presence gives birth in relation to absence. |
LinYutan |
The things of this world come from Being, And Being (comes) from Non-being. |
Mabry |
All things in the world are born of existence. Existence is born of non-existence. |
McDonald |
The creatures and things of this world come from being. And being from not-yet-being. though all |
Merel |
All things come from the Way, And the Way comes from nothing. |
Mitchell |
All things are born of being. Being is born of non-being. |
Muller |
All things in the cosmos arise from being. Being arises from non-being. |
Red Pine |
the things of this world come from something something comes from nothing |
Ta-Kao |
All things in the Universe come from existence, And existence from non-existence. |
Walker |
The ten thousand things are born of being. Being is born of nothing. |
Wieger |
Considering all that exists is born of simple being, and that being is born of formless non-being, they tend, in diminishing themselves without cease,
to go back to primordial simplicity. |
World |
Things are manifested from the tangible. The tangible is manifested from the intangible. |
Wu |
All things under heaven are born of the corporeal: The corporeal is born of the Incorporeal. |