Act without striving. Work without interfering. Find the flavour in what is flavourless.
The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.
Excellent warriors are not violent.
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
So the unwanting soul sees what's hidden, and the ever-wanting soul sees only what it wants.
When virtue is lost, benevolence appears, when benevolence is lost right conduct appears, when right conduct is lost, expedience appears. Expediency is the mere shadow of right and truth; it is the beginning of disorder.