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道常无为而无不为。
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The Dao does nothing, yet everything is accomplished. |
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侯王若能守之，
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If rulers could embrace this, |
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万物将自化。
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The myriad things would transform by themselves. |
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化而欲作，
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If they still wished to act, |
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吾将镇之以无名之朴。
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I would guide them with the simplicity of the nameless. |
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镇之以无名之朴，
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Through this nameless simplicity, |
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夫亦将不欲。
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They would cease to desire. |
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不欲以静，
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Without desire, there is tranquility. |
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天下将自正。
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In tranquility, the world finds peace. |