What people loathe the most is to be orphaned, desolate, unworthy. But this is what princes and kings call themselves.
From now back to antiquity, its (Tao's) name has not been lost. Thereby, see the origin of all.
Clay is used to make vases, but it is the emptiness they contain that makes them useful.
People starve. The rulers consume too much with their taxes. That is why people starve.
You cannot receive what you don't give. Outflow determines inflow.
Heaven and earth are ruthless, and treat the various creatures as straw dogs; the sage is ruthless, and treats others as straw dogs.