ThegreatTaoflowseverywhere,totheleftandtotheright.Themanifestedthingsdependuponit;itholdsnothingback.Itfulfillsitspurposesilentlyandmakesnoclaim.
Itnourishesmanifestedthings,andyetisnottheirlord.Ithasnoaim;itisverysmall.Allmanifestedthingsreturntoit,yetitisnottheirlord.Itisverygreatinitssimplicity.Itdoesnotactforthesakeofaction.
Whenmeritisachieved,itdoesnottakethecredit.Itlovesandnourishesallthings,butdoesnotactastheirlord.Ithasnodesiretobegreat;therefore,itistrulygreat.