道德经英文版（戒强第七十六）
~{ 人之生也柔弱，其死也坚强。~}
~{ 草木之生也柔脆，其死也枯槁。~}
~{ 故坚强者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。~}
~{ 是以兵强则灭，木强则折。~}
~{ 强大处下，柔弱处上。~}
76. Flexibility
A newborn is soft and tender,
A crone, gnarled and stiff.
Plants and animals, in life, are supple and succulent;
In death, withered and dry.
So softness and tenderness are attributes of life,
Hardness and stiffness, attributes of death.
Just as a sapless tree will split and decay
So an inflexible force will meet defeat;
The hard and mighty lie beneath the ground
While the tender and weak dance on the breeze above.