~{ 天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已。皆知善之为善，斯不善已。~}
~{ 有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相盈，音声相和，前后相~}
~{随。恒也。~}
~{ 是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教；万物作而弗始，生而弗有，~}
~{为而弗恃，功成而不居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。~}
2. Distinction
When beauty is discoveredThen ugliness emerges;
When good is discovered
Then evil emerges.
So alive and dead are distinguished from nature,
Difficult and easy from progress,
Long and short from contrast,
High and low from depth,
Song and speech from melody,
After and before from sequence.
The gentle assume no distinction,
Undertake no action,
But accept the rise and ebb of things.
They nurture, but do not own,
And live, but do not dwell.