Turning Back

有生于无

Yǒu Shēng Yú Wú

Turning back is how the Tao moves; the soft is how it works. Everything under heaven is born from being, and being is born from what is not there.

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反fǎn者zhě道dào之zhī动dòng。弱ruò者zhě道dào之zhī用yòng。

1The movement of the Tao By contraries proceeds; And weakness marks the course Of Tao's mighty deeds.

天tiān下xià 万wàn物wù生shēng于yú有yǒu，有yǒu生shēng于yú无wú。

2All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non-existent (and not named).