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English and Chinese (Wade-Giles) Terms, Chapter #32:
Abide or Anchor (chih),
Can or Able (nêng), Danger or Trouble (tai), Dao, Dew, Drip
or Fall (chiang), Earth (ti), Earth, Effortlessly, Equality,
Eternal or Everlasting ch'ang), Free, Future (chiang), Guidance,
Harmony or Peace (chün), Heaven (t'ien), Hold or Keep (shou),
Honor or Homage (pin), Indestructible, Ineffable, Join or Combine (ho),
King (wang), King, Know or Realize (chih), Law and Order (ling),
Mutual (hsiang), Name (ming), Nameless, People (min),
Picture or Illustrate (p'i), Prince or Baron (hou), Pure or Simple
(p'u), Rain (lu), Rest, Rivers (ch'uan) that Run to the Sea (hai),
Rivers, Rule or Master (ch'ên), Rules and Regulations (chih),
Seas, Shapes, Stopping, Streams, Subtle or Small (hsiao), Sweet (kan),
Tao with No Name, Tao, Ten Thousand Things (wang wu), The Virtue
of Holiness, Unfathomable, Valley Streams; 聖德
Mysterious, Ocean, Language, Small, Settle, Peaceful, Ignorant, Stop, Don’t
Force, Sage, Harmony, Earthly, Common Sense, Restraint.
Chapter #32
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Términos en Español, Capítulo #32:
Personas, Dulce, Ley,
Orden, Normas, Reglamentos, Darse,
Cuenta, Permaneced, Ancla, Peligro,
Problemas, Sin Nombre, Inefabel, Mares, Ríos , Cielo, Tierra,
Eterno, Rey, Gratuito, Orientación, Arroyos, Rocío,
Parar, Armonía,
Formas, Igualdad, Lluvia,
Sencillez, Indestructible,
Insondable,
Valle, Arroyos, Puro, Simple, Sutil,
Pequeño, Cielo, Capaz,
Regla, Maestro,
Príncipe, Rey,
Espera, Mantenga,
Homenaje, Tierra, Mutuo,
Únete,
Goteo, Otoño, Ilustrar, Mar;
Misterioso, Océano,
Lenguaje, Pequeño, Asentamiento, Pacífico, Ignorante, Detener, No Forzar, Sabio,
Armonía, Tierra, Sentido Común, Restricción.
Capítulo #32
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"The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name.
Though in its
primordial simplicity it may be small, the whole world dares not deal with one
embodying it as a minister.
If a feudal prince or the king could guard and hold
it, all would spontaneously submit themselves to him.
Heaven and Earth
under its guidance unite together and send down the sweet dew,
which, without
the directions of men, reaches equally everywhere as of its own accord.
As
soon as it proceeds to action, it has a name.
When it once has that name, men
can know to rest in it.
When they know to rest in it, they can be free from all
risk of failure and error.
The relation of the Tao to all the world is
like that of the great rivers and seas to the streams from the valleys."
- Translated by James Legge, 1891,
Chapter 32
"The eternity of Dao has no name:
Even though Pure Matter is infinitely small, its function is so superior that it is next to none,
If rulers can follow the model of nature, everything under the heaven will render homage to them,
Then the people would automatically be equally sufficient without being directed.
It was named after the initiation of regulations, when names were given,
Then one will know how to rest.
To know how to stop will not reach a perilous end.
The application of Dao to the world is like the relation of oceans to rivers."
- Translated by
Zi-Chang Tang, Chapter 32
"The Tao, eternally
nameless
Its simplicity, although imperceptible
Cannot be treated by the world as subservient
If the sovereign can hold
on to it
All will follow by themselves
Heaven and Earth, together in harmony
Will rain sweet dew
People will not need to force it; it will adjust by itself
In the beginning, there
were names
Names came to exist everywhere
One should know when to stop
Knowing when to stop, thus avoiding danger
The existence of the Tao
in the world
Is like streams in the valley into rivers and the ocean."
- Translation by
Derek Lin, 2006,
Chapter 32
"The eternal Way has no name.
The earliest simplicity has no significance,
But its function is supreme.
If kings and officials can keep the Way,
The whole world will become their guest.
Harmony between heaven and earth creates rains and dews,
Which all share equally without laws or rules.
With the growth of the earliest system,
There appeared names, which are therefore conventional.
Knowing what is conventional,
One can also understand where and when to stop.
Knowing where and when to stop,
One will never meet with countering forces.
The Way is to the world what rivers are to the ocean."
- Translated by
Liu Qixuan, Chapter 32
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Translated by Brian Walker. 
Translated by Lionel and and Herbert Giles.
By Eva Wong.
"Tao is absolute and has no name.
Though the uncarved wood is small,
It cannot be employed (used as vessel) by anyone.
If kings and barons can keep (this unspoiled nature),
The whole world shall yield them lordship of their own accord.
The Heaven and Earth join,
And the sweet rain falls,
Beyond the command of men,
Yet evenly upon all.
Then human civilization arose and
there were names.
Since there were names,
It were well one knew where to stop.
He who knows where to stop
May be exempt from danger.
Tao in the world
May be compared to rivers that run into the sea."
- Translated by
Lin Yutang, 1948,
Chapter 32
"The eternal Tao is nameless; though it be
Too insignificant a name to have,
In its primordial simplicity
The whole world dare not make of it a slave.
If prince or king could keep it, everything
Would homage pay to him spontaneously,
And Heaven and Earth, combined, sweet dews would bring,
And people know no rule but harmony.
But when it takes control, it has a name,
And, knowing when to stop, men rest at ease,
For to the Tao the whole world is the same
s
river streams compared with mighty seas."
- Translated by
Isaac Winter Heysinger, 1903, Chapter 32
"Tao is forever of no name.
Small as it may be,
Tao as the uncarved block cannot be used by anyone in the universe.
If kings and lords could follow it well,
Ten Thousand Things will spontaneously obey them.
Heaven and earth would make love to each other,
Sweet dew will thereby fall gently.
With no decrees, people will be naturally ruled.
When the whole uncarved block is divided,
The pieces become instruments and in need of their names.
When there are already many names,
It is also necessary to know their limitations.
When their limitations are known,
There are no things in danger.
Tao is manifest in the universe,
Like the water flows from the rivers and the valleys into Yan Ze River and ocean."
- Translated by
Eichi Shimomisse, 1998, Chapter 32
Translation and elucidation by Hua Ching Ni Translated by Brian Walker
Translated by Arthur Waley
Translated by Lionel and and Herbert Giles By Eva Wong
"Tao remains ever nameless.
However insignificant may be the simplicity
of those who cultivate it
The Empire does not presume to claim their services as
Ministers.
If Princes and Monarchs could but preserve this simplicity,
Every creature in the world would submit itself to them;
Heaven and Earth would
be in mutual accord,
And shower down sweet dew;
The people would need no laws,
but live in harmony of themselves.
It was in the beginning that a name was
fabricated for the Tao.
This name once existing, Heaven, also, may be
known;
And such knowledge ensures the indestructibility of the doctrine.
The presence of Tao in the world may be compared to streams which ever flow,
And
mountain-gorges which are indestructible,
In their union with rivers and seas
which are unfathomable."
- Translated by
Frederic H. Balfour, 1884,
Chapter 32
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道常無名.
tao ch'ang wu ming.
p'u sui hsiao, t'ien hsia mo nêng ch'ên yeh.
hou wang jo nêng shou chih, wan wu chiang tzu pin.
t'ien ti hsiang ho, yi chiang kan lu, min mo chih ling erh tzu chün.
shih chih yu ming.
ming yi chi yu.
fu yi chiang chih chih.
chih chih so k'o pu tai.
p'i tao chih tsai t'ien hsia.
yu ch'uan ku chih yü chiang hai.
- Wade-Giles Romanization, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 32
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"Tao is always without a name,
Simple and small.
Beneath-heaven dares no subject it.
If kings and barons can hold to it,
The ten thousand things will pay homage.
Heaven and earth will mutually join
And sweet dew will fall.
Not by law but of themselves
The people will stay in balance.
When law and order arose,
Names appeared.
Aren’t there enough already?
Is it not time to stop?
To know when to stop
Is to be free from danger.
Tao is to all beneath heaven
As rivers and seas are to rivulets and streams."
- Translated by
Herrymoon Maurer, 1985, Chapter 32
Translated by Eva Wong 
Translated by Philip Ivahoe
By James Miller
Translated by Stephen Bokencamp
By Alexander and Annellen Simpkins
Translated by Thomas Cleary
By Livia Kohn
"Reason, in its eternal aspect, is unnamable.
Although its simplicity seems insignificant, the whole world does not dare to
suppress it.
If princes and kings could keep it, the ten thousand things would of themselves
pay homage.
Heaven and earth would unite in dripping sweet dew, and the people with no one
to command them would of themselves be righteous.
As soon as Reason creates order, it becomes namable.
Whenever the namable in its turn acquires existence, one learns to know when to
stop.
By knowing when to stop, one avoids danger.
To illustrate Reason's relation to the world we compare it to streams and creeks
in their course towards rivers and the ocean."
- Translated by Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki and
Paul Carus, 1913, Chapter 32
"Tao is forever undefined.
Like uncarved wood, it seems insignificant; yet no one can command it.
If rulers could abide with it, they would rule everything.
The universe would unify and rain the dew of peace,
beyond anyone's command, evenly on all.
When the uncarved wood is cut up, the parts need names.
One must know when to stop cutting.
All things flow to Tao, like rivers flowing to the sea."
- Translated by
Ned Ludd, Chapter 32
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"Existence is
infinite, not to be defined;
And, though it seem but a bit of wood in your
hand, to carve as you please,
It is not to be lightly played with and laid
down.
When rulers adhered to the way of life,
They were upheld by natural
loyalty:
Heaven and earth were joined and made fertile,
Life was a
freshness of rain,
Subject to none,
Free to all.
But men of culture
came, with their grades and their distinctions;
And as soon as such
differences had been devised
No one knew where to end them,
Though the
one who does know the end of all such differences
Is the sound
man:
Existence
Might be likened to the course
Of many rivers reaching
the one sea."
- Translated by
Witter Bynner, 1944, Chapter 32
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"The Tao can't be perceived.
Smaller than an electron,
it contains uncountable galaxies.
If powerful men and women
could remain centered in the Tao,
all things would be in harmony.
The world would become a paradise.
All people would be at peace,
and the law would be written in their hearts.
When you have names and forms,
know that they are provisional.
When you have institutions,
know where their functions should end.
Knowing when to stop,
you can avoid any danger.
All things end in the Tao
as rivers flow into the sea."
- Translated by
Stephen Mitchell,
1988, Chapter 32
"Tao has always been nameless;
an Uncarved Block, simple and small, but subject to none under Heaven.
All things will obey the Monarch who defends it.
Heaven uniting with Earth, as sweet dew falling.
People not commanded, but true to themselves.
First there were names, then more names.
It is time to stop.
Knowing when to stop avoids exhaustion.
Tao flows from Heaven, as Rivers flow into the Sea."
- Translated by
Karl Kromal, 2002, Chapter 32
"Tao is always nameless.
Small as it is in its Primal Simplicity,
It is inferior to nothing in the world.
If only a ruler could cling to it,
Everything will render homage to him.
Heaven and Earth will be harmonized
And send down sweet dew.
Peace and order will reign among the people
Without any command from above.
When once the Primal Simplicity diversified,
Different names appeared.
Are there not enough names now?
Is this not the time to stop?
To know when to stop is to preserve ourselves from danger.
The Tao is to the world what a great river or an ocean
is to the streams and brooks."
- Translated by
John C. H. Wu, 1961, Chapter 32
"The Tao is nameless and unchanging.
Although it appears insignificant,
nothing in the world can contain it.
If a ruler abides by its principles,
then her people will willingly follow.
Heaven would then reign on earth,
like sweet rain falling on paradise.
People would have no need for laws,
because the law would be written on their hearts.
Naming is a necessity for order,
but naming can not order all things.
Naming often makes things impersonal,
so we should know when naming should end.
Knowing when to stop naming,
you can avoid the pitfall it brings.
All things end in the Tao
just as the small streams and the largest rivers
flow through valleys to the sea."
- Translated by
John H. McDonald, 1996, Chapter 32
By Alexander Simkins. 
By Derek Lin.
By Ming-Dao Deng.
By Benjamin Hoff.
By Ming-Dao Deng.
Translated by Thomas Cleary.
"The Way eternal has no name.
A block of wood untooled, though small,
May still excel in the world.
And if the king and nobles could
Retain its potency for good,
Then everything would freely give
Allegiance to their rule.
The earth and sky would then conspire
To bring the sweet dew down;
And evenly it would be given
To folk without constraining power.
Creatures came to be with order's birth,
And once they had appeared,
Came also knowledge of repose,
And with that was security.
In this world,
Compare those of the Way
To torrents that flow
Into river and sea."
- Translated by
Raymond B. Blakney, 1955, Chapter 32
"The Tao remains eternally unnamable.
As undivided simplicity,
If it resides in an ordinary person,
nobody in the world can subjugate him;
If an influential person abides by it,
everybody in the world will be drawn to him.
When heaven and earth come together in harmony,
Showering the world equally with the sweet rain of undivided simplicity,
People cooperate voluntarily without any governing rules.
When simplicity is divided, names come into existence.
When names are already there, the process of further division should stop,
For to know when to stop
is to avoid the danger of complexity.
The Tao is to the world
what the ocean is to the rivers of the earth."
- Translated by
Yasuhiko Genku Kimura, Chapter 32
"Tao, the Eternally Nameless.
Though primordial simplicity is infinitesimal, none dare make it
a public servant.
Were princes and monarchs able to maintain it, all creation
would spontaneously submit.
Heaven and earth harmonized, there would be an abundance of
nourishing agencies; the people unbidden, would cooperate of
their own accord.
Names arose when differentiation commenced; once there were
names it became important to know where to stop.
This being
known, danger ceased.
The Tao spread throughout the world, may be compared to mountain
rivulets and streams flowing toward the sea."
- Translated by
C. Spurgeon Medhurst, 1905, Chapter 32
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"The Way has no true shape,
And therefore none can control it.
If a ruler could control the Way
All things would follow
In harmony with his desire,
And sweet rain would fall,
Effortlessly slaking every thirst.
The Way is shaped by use,
But then the shape is lost.
Do not hold fast to shapes
But let sensation flow into the world
As a river courses down to the sea."
- Translated by
Peter Merel, Chapter 32
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"The Way has no name.
The un-carved block is small
But no one dares to claim it.
If the rulers could accept this
The myriad creatures would submit of themselves,
Heaven and earth would unite
And the sweet dew would fall.
The people could be dealt with
Without the making of laws.
When it is carved there are names.
When there are names it is time to stop.
Knowing when to stop
Keeps one from danger.
The world’s relation to the Way
Is like rills and streams
To the River and Sea."
- Translated by
A. S.
Kline, 2003, Chapter 32
"The Never-changing Tao has no name.
It may appear, so simple is it, of small account,
Yet the whole world would not venture to subdue it.
If kings and princes were possessed of it,
Homage would be gladly paid to them by all the people in the world.
Heaven-and-Earth would sweeten them with the gentle dew.
The people, unconstrained by commands, would live in harmony.
That which functions, however, is named.
When naming starts, see that you know where to stop.
If you know where to stop, danger cannot touch you.
As the brooks and the streams flow into and become the rivers and seas,
So everything in the world flows into and is made one with the Tao."
- Translated by
Herman
Ould, 1946, Chapter 32
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"The Name of Inner Life is Everlasting Tao.
If only he is pure, though he may be small,
The Servant of Tao dares to stand against the world.
Tao is able to maintain the unity of prince and people;
It subdues and binds all beings with each other;
It united Heaven and Earth harmoniously to produce sweet dew;
It gathers the people in the bonds of time and individuality.
The Name produces, divides, and brings to life;
Things produced ever return into the name.
The Master also shall know how to rest in it.
Knowing how to rest in it means that he never will decay.
On the earth everywhere Tao exists,
As the waters are collected in the valleys
And return into the rivers and the seas."
- Translated by
Isabella
Mears, 1916, Chapter 32
"Tao endures without a name.
Though simple and slight,
No one under heaven can master it.
If kings and lords could posses it,
All beings would become their guests.
Heaven and earth together
Would drip sweet dew
Equally on all people
Without regulation.
Begin to make order and names arise.
Names lead to more names -
And to knowing when to stop.
Tao's presence in this world Is like valley streams
Flowing into rivers and seas."
- Translated by
Stephen Addis, 1993, Chapter 32
"Tao is real, yet unnameable.
It is original non-differentiation and invisible.
Nevertheless, nothing in the universe can dominate it.
If rulers and lords were able to abide with it, all things in the universe would yield to them naturally.
Heaven and earth are unified and rain the dew of peace.
Without being ordered to do so, people become harmonious by themselves.
When discrimination begins, names arise.
After names arise, one should know where to abide.
When one knows where to abide, one is never exhausted.
To abide with Tao in the world is to be the same as mountain streams flowing to the rivers and to the sea."
- Translated by
Chang Chung-Yuan, Chapter 32
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"Tao was always nameless.
When for the first time applied to function, it was named.
Inasmuch as names are given, one should also know when to stop.
Knowing where to stop one can become imperishable."
- Translated by
Ch'u Ta-Kao, 1904, Chapter 32
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"The Way is eternally nameless,
Though simplicity is small, the world cannot subordinate it.
If lords and monarchs can keep to it, all beings will naturally resort to them.
Heaven and earth combine, thus showering sweet dew.
No humans command it; it is even by nature.
The Way is to the world as rivers and oceans to valley streams."
- Translated by
Thomas Cleary, 1991, Chapter 32
"Der Sinn als Ewiger ist namenlose Einfalt.
Obwohl klein,
wagt die Welt ihn nicht zum Diener zu machen.
Wenn Fürsten und Könige ihn so wahren könnten,
so würden alle Dinge sich als Gäste einstellen.
Himmel und Erde würden sich vereinen,
um süßen Tau zu träufeln.
Das Volk würde ohne Befehle
von selbst ins Gleichgewicht kommen.
Wenn die Gestaltung beginnt,
dann erst gibt es Namen.
Die Namen erreichen auch das Sein,
und man weiß auch noch, wo haltzumachen ist.
Weiß man, wo haltzumachen ist,
so kommt man nicht in Gefahr.
Man kann das Verhältnis des Sinns zur Welt vergleichen
mit den Bergbächen und Talwassern,
die sich in Ströme und Meere ergießen."
- Translated by Richard Wilhelm, 1911, Chapter
32
"The Tao of the Absolute has no name.
Although infinitesimal in its Simplicity,
The world cannot master it.
If leaders would hold on to it,
All Things would naturally follow.
Heaven and Earth would unite to rain Sweet Dew,
And people would naturally cooperate without commands.
Names emerge when institutions begin.
When names emerge, know likewise to stop.
To know when to stop is to be free of danger.
The presence of the Tao in the world
Is like the valley stream joining the rivers and seas."
- Translated by
R. L. Wing,
1986, Chapter 32
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"Tao the absolute has no name.
But although insignificant in its original simplicity, the world does not presume to
demean it.
If a king could lay hold on it, the world would of itself submit to him.
Heaven and Earth would conspire to nourish him.
The people without pressure would peacefully fall into their own places.
If he should dispose them by titles and names, he would be making a name for himself.
Yet he would wisely stop short of the name, and thus avoid the evil of distinctions.
Tao is to the world what the streams and valleys are to the great rivers and seas."
- Translated by
Walter Gorn Old, 1904, Chapter 32
"Tao the One has no name.
Onefold He is the One in all cause of all motion and manifoldness of the
All.
When the leaders are one with Him the people trust and follow them heaven
and earth
visibly bless their acts and without creating Right they are
making men righteous.
When the Onefold unfolds He can be named.
Name, however, is a thing and a limitation and holds the unfolding back.
Yet one who pauses holding on to the One in his heart finds his was to the
Absolute
to the One in all to the Tao like brooks and rivers to the sea of
completion."
- Translated by
K. O. Schmidt, 1975, Chapter 32
"Tao is eternal, but has no fame (name);
The Uncarved Block, though seemingly of small account,
Is greater than anything that is under heaven.
If kings and barons would but possess themselves of it,
The ten thousand creatures would flock to do them homage;
Heaven-and-earth would conspire
To send Sweet Dew,
Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
Once the block is carved, there will be names,
And so soon as there are names,
Know that it is time to stop.
Only by knowing when it is time to stop can danger be avoided.
To Tao all under heaven will come
As streams and torrents flow into a great river or sea."
- Translated by
Arthur Waley, 1934, Chapter 32
"Le Tao est éternel et n'a pas de nom.
Quoiqu'il soit petit de sa nature, le monde entier ne pourrait le subjuguer.
Si les vassaux et les rois peuvent le conserver, tous les êtres viendront
spontanément se soumettre à eux.
Le ciel et la terre s'uniront ensemble pour faire descendre une douce rosée,
et les peuples se pacifieront d'eux-mêmes sans que personne le leur ordonne.
Dès que le Tao se fut divisé, il eut un nom.
Ce nom une fois établi, il faut savoir se retenir.
Celui qui sait se retenir ne périclite jamais.
Le Tao est répandu dans l'univers.
Tous les êtres retournent à lui comme les rivières et les ruisseaux des
montagnes retournent aux fleuves et aux mers."
- Translated by Stanislas Julien, 1842, Chapter
32
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"El Tao es eterno.
El Tao no tiene nombre.
Pequeño es en su perfecta simplicidad primera.
Pequeño como es, el mundo entero es incapaz de aprehenderlo.
Si sólo príncipes y reyes pudieran aprehenderlo tendrían el mundo en la palma de
la
mano.
La tierra y el cielo estando unidos harían caer la lluvia como un suave
rocío.
La paz y el orden reinarían espontáneamente entre los hombres sin
necesidad de estar sometidos a un mando.
Cuando la perfecta simplicidad primero
se diversificó, aparecieron los nombres.
Apareciendo los nombres, el Tao no se
quedó en ellos.
El saber detenerse es estar sin peligros.
Compara El Tao con la
existencia universal.
El Tao es como un riachuelo y un valle frente al gran río
y al mar."
- Translation from
Logia Medio Dia, 2015,
Capítulo 32
"El Tao no tiene una auténtica definición.
Como la madera antes de ser cortada, no puede ser usado;
Si un gobernante comprende esto
Todo su país será floreciente
Y la gente obedecerá en armonía con él mismo,
Tal y como cae una lluvia suave.
Sin necesidad de dar órdenes para que se comporten con equidad.
Cuando al Tao se le dá forma para su uso,
La forma recibe un nombre en el Mundo;
No deberían de tenerse demasiados nombres
para contener a las formas;
En lugar de esto, dejad al Tao fluir hacia si mismo en el Mundo
Como el agua fluye en el lecho del río hacia el mar."
- Translated by
Antonio Rivas Gonzálvez, 1998, Capítulo
32
"El Tao, en su eternidad, carece de nombre.
Aunque mínimo en su unidad,
nada en el mundo puede subyugarle.
Si los príncipes y los reyes
se tornaran al Tao
los diez mil seres serían agasajados
como huéspedes de honor.
El cielo y la tierra
se unirían para llover dulce rocío.
El pueblo, sin gobierno
por sí mismo se ordenaría con equidad.
Cuando en el principio se dividió, dió formas a las diez mil cosas,
y a estas cosas se les dió nombres.
Demasiados nombres ahora hay, llegando así la hora de detenerse
para resguardarse del peligro.
El Tao en el universo
es comparable
al torrente de un valle que fluye
hacia el rio y el mar."
- Translation from
Wikisource, 2013, Capítulo
32
"El Tao siempre no tiene nombre.
Aunque el Bloque Sin Tallar es pequeño,
no es inferior a nada bajo el cielo.
Si los líderes pudieran mantenerse en su control,
las diez mil cosas se someterían a ellos libremente.
El cielo y la tierra se unirían y el dulce rocío caería.
La gente viviría en armonía
sin ninguna ley o decreto.
Sólo cuando el bloque está tallado hay nombres.
Tan pronto como haya nombres
es timc parar.
Saber cuándo parar previene problemas.
Todo bajo el cielo regresará al Tao
como arroyos y arroyos fluyen a casa al mar."
- Translated into English by
Tolbert
McCarroll,
1982, Chapter 32.
Spanish version from
Michael P.
Garofalo.
"El Tao es por siempre indefinido.
Pequeño –en estado sin forma- no puede ser asido.
Si reyes y señores pueden colocarse las guarniciones
las diez mil cosas habrían naturalmente obedecido.
El cielo y la tierra se hubieran unido y
gentilmente la lluvia caería.
Los hombres no hubieran necesitado más instrucción y
Todas las cosas seguirían su curso.
Una vez que el Tao esté dividido, las partes necesitan nombres.
Ya existen suficientes nombres.
Uno debe saber cuándo detenerse.
Saber cuando detenerse detiene las preocupaciones.
El Tao en el mundo es cual un río que fluye hacia el mar."
- Translated by
Cristina Bosch, 2002, Capítulo 32
"El dao, permanente, no tiene nombre.
Es un leño que, aunque pequeño, nadie en el mundo osaavasallar;
si los señores y reyes pudieran conservarlo,
todos los seres se les someterían.
El cielo y la tierra se armonizarían,
y llovería dulce rocío.
El pueblo, sin obedecer orden alguna, se igualaría por símismo.
Desde el momento en que se dividió aparecieron los nombres;
al aparecer los nombres,
deberíase saber que es tiempo de detenerse;
sabiendo que es tiempo de detenerse se evita todo peligro.
Seguir el dao en el mundo,
es como hacerse el valle de todas las aguas."
- Translated by Juan
Ignacio Preciado, 1978, Capítulo 32
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