~{ 其安易持，其未兆易谋。其脆易泮，其微易散。为之于未有，治~}
~{之于未乱。~}
~{ 合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足~}
~{下。~}
~{ 民之从事，常于几成而败之。慎终如始，则无败事。~}
What lies still is easy to grasp;
What lies far off is easy to anticipate;
What is brittle is easy to shatter;
What is small is easy to disperse.
Yet a tree broader than a man can embrace is born of a tiny shoot;
A dam greater than a river can overrun starts with a clod of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles begins at the spot under one's feet.
Therefore deal with things before they happen;
Create order before there is confusion.
64b. Care at the End
He who acts, spoils;
He who grasps, loses.
People often fail on the verge of success;
Take care at the end as at the beginning,
So that you may avoid failure.
The gentle desire no-desire,
Value no-value,
Learn no-learning,
And return to the places people have forgotten;
They would help all people to become natural,
But then they would not be natural.