He who knows does not speak; 知者不言，
He who speaks does not know. 言者不知。
Fill up its apertures, 塞其兑，
Close its doors, 闭其门；
Dull its edges, 挫其锐，
Untie its tangles, 解其纷；
Soften its light, 和其光，
Submerge its turmoil, 同其尘，
--This is the Mystic Unity. 是谓玄同。

Then love and hatred cannot touch him. 故不可得而亲， 不可得而疏；
Profit and loss cannot reach him. 不可得而利，不可得而害；
Honor and disgrace cannot affect him. 不可得而贵，不可得而贱；
Therefore is he always the honoured one of the world. 故为天下贵。