Tao Te Ching Ch.34: The Great Tao Overflows — Chinese, Pinyin and English

大dà道dào汜sì兮xī，其qí可kě左zuǒ右yòu。

1All-pervading is the Great Tao!

2It may be found on the left hand and on the right.

万wàn物wù恃shì之zhī以yǐ生shēng而ér不bù辞cí，功gōng成chéng而ér不bù有yǒu。

3All things depend on it for their production, which it gives to them, not one refusing obedience to it.

4When its work is accomplished, it does not claim the name of having done it.

衣yī养yǎng万wàn物wù而ér不bù为wéi主zhǔ，常cháng无wú欲yù，可kě名míng于yú小xiǎo。

5It clothes all things as with a garment, and makes no assumption of being their lord;--it may be named in the smallest things.

万wàn物wù归guī焉yān而ér不bù为wéi主zhǔ，可kě名míng为wéi大dà。

6All things return (to their root and disappear), and do not know that it is it which presides over their doing so;--it may be named in the greatest things.

以yǐ其qí终zhōng不bù自zì为wéi大dà，故gù能néng成chéng其qí大dà。

7Hence the sage is able (in the same way) to accomplish his great achievements.

8It is through his not making himself great that he can accomplish them.