Friday, May 5, 2017

Dao De Jing 9




Dao De Jing 9

Rather than carry what’s brimming,
it’s better to stop filling the vessel;
keep working the edge & the blade can’t hold its keenness.
A hall filled with gold & jade can’t be defended;
When riches & honors lead to arrogance, the self is lost.
When the work is accomplished, withdraw:
this is the Way of Heaven.

Laozi, 道德經
Translation by John Hayes
Unlike with my original poetry & poetry translations, I don’t asset a copyright claim on my translation of the Dao De Jing. It may be freely used under the terms of the Creative Commons license.

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Sunrise viewed from Mount Tai – 9 April 2011 by AlexHe34 who makes it available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0Unported license.

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