The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
When the highest type of people hear Tao (Truth), they diligently practice it. When the average type of people hear Tao, they half believe in it. When the lowest type of people hear Tao, they laugh at it. If they did not laugh, it would not be Tao.
The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.
The Way is ever nameless.
It is hidden but always present.
If people do not revere the Law of Nature It will adversely affect them. If they accept It with knowledge and reverence, It will accommodate them with balance and harmony.