Because he (the Sage) demands no honor, he will never be dishonored.
The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
Whatever one cultivates, is what one becomes.
The more prohibitions you have, the less virtuous people will be. Try to make people moral, and you lay the groundwork for vice.
The light of the Way seems dim.
The highest virtue does nothing. Yet, nothing needs to be done. The lowest virtue does everything. Yet, much remains to be done.