13 lines
407 B
13 lines
407 B
The Way that can be told of is not the eternal Way;
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The name that can be named is not the eternal name.
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The Nameless is the origin of Heaven and Earth;
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The named is the mother of all things.
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Therefore let there always be non-being,
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so we may see their subtlety,
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And let there always be being,
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so we may see their outcome.
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The two are the same,
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But after they are produced,
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they have different names.
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