道德经英文版（顺化第五十八）
~{ 其政闷闷，其民淳淳；其政察察，其民缺缺。是以圣人方而不割~}
~{，廉而不刿，直而不肆，光而不耀。~}
~{ 祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏。孰知其极？其无正也。正复为奇~}
~{，善复为妖。人之迷，其日固久。~}
58. No End
When government is lazy and informal
The people are kind and honest;
When government is efficient and severe
The people are discontented and deceitful.
Good fortune follows upon disaster;
Disaster lurks within good fortune;
Who can say how things will end?
Perhaps there is no end.
Honesty is ever deceived;
Kindness is ever seduced;
Men have been like this for a long time.
So the gentle are firm but not cutting,
Pointed but not piercing,
Straight but not rigid,
Bright but not blinding.