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天下之至柔,
Tiānxià zhī zhì róu,
The softest under heaven,
驰骋天下之至坚。
Chíchěng tiānxià zhī zhì jiān.
Rides over the hardest.
无有入无间。
Wú yǒu rù wú jiān.
The immaterial penetrates the gapless.
吾是以知无为之有益,
Wú shì yǐ zhī wú wéi zhī yǒuyì,
Thus I know the value of non-action.
不言之教,
Bù yán zhī jiào,
Teaching without words,
无为之益,
Wú wéi zhī yì,
Benefits without actions,
天下希及之。
Tiānxià xī jí zhī.
Are rarely understood in the world.