道德经英文版（显德第十五）
~{ 古之善为道者，微妙玄通，深不可识。夫唯不可识，故强为之容~}
~{：~}
~{ 豫兮若冬涉川；~}
~{ 犹兮若畏四邻；~}
~{ 俨兮其若客；~}
~{ 涣兮其若凌释；~}
~{ 敦兮其若朴；~}
~{ 旷兮其若谷；~}
~{ 混兮其若浊；~}
~{ 澹兮其若海；~}
~{ □兮若无止。~}
~{ 孰能浊以静之徐清？孰能安以动之徐生？~}
~{ 保此道者，不欲盈。夫唯不盈，故能蔽而新成。~}
15. Muddy Water
The gentle possess understanding
So profound they can not be distinguished.
Because they cannot be distinguished
I can only describe their appearance:
Cautious as one crossing thin ice,
Undecided as one surrounded by danger,
Modest as one who is a guest,
Unbounded as melting ice,
Genuine as unshaped wood,
Broad as a valley,
Seamless as muddy water.
Who stills the water that the mud may settle,
Who seeks to stop that he may travel on,
Who desires less than may transpire,
Decays, but will not renew.