大成若缺,其用不弊。
1Who thinks his great achievements poor Shall find his vigour long endure.
大盈若冲,其用不穷。
2Of greatest fulness, deemed a void, Exhaustion ne'er shall stem the tide.
大直若屈,大巧若拙,大辩若讷。
3Do thou what's straight still crooked deem; Thy greatest art still stupid seem, And eloquence a stammering scream.
静胜躁,寒胜热。
4Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat.
清静为天下正。
5Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.