Weapons are ominous tools. They are abhorred by all creatures. Anyone who follows the Way shuns them.

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

The one who is filled by virtue is like a newborn baby.

Worlds and particles, bodies and beings, time and space: All are transient expressions of the Tao.

Who is there who can make muddy waters clear? But if allowed to remain still, it will gradually clear itself.

Heaven and Earth last for ever. Why do Heaven and Earth last for ever? They are unborn, so ever living. The sage stays behind, thus he is ahead. He is detached, thus at one with all. Through selfless action, he attains fulfillment.

It (Tao) is eternally without desire. So, it can be called small. All things return to it, although it does not make itself their ruler. So, it can be called great.