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Chapter 42
第四十二章
The Tao produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things.
道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物。
All things leave behind them the Obscurity (out of which they have come), and go forward to embrace the Brightness (into which they have emerged),
万物负阴而抱阳，
while they are harmonised by the Breath of Vacancy.
冲气以为和。
What men dislike is to be orphans, to have little virtue, to be as carriages without naves;
天下之所恶，唯孤、寡、不谷，
and yet these are the designations which kings and princes use for themselves.
而王公以为自名也。
So it is that some things are increased by being diminished, and others are diminished by being increased.
故物或损之而益，或益之而损。
What other men (thus) teach, I also teach.
觐殷死，议而教人。
The violent and strong do not die their natural death.
强梁者不得其死，
I will make this the basis of my teaching.
我将以为学父。
