ThegreatWayiseasy,yetpeoplepreferthesidepaths.Beawarewhenthingsareoutofbalance.StaycenteredwithintheTao.
Whenrichspeculatorsprosperwhilefarmerslosetheirland;whengovernmentofficialsspendmoneyonweaponsinsteadofcures;whentheupperclassisextravagantandirresponsiblewhilethepoorhavenowheretoturn—allthisisrobberyandchaos.ItisnotinkeepingwiththeTao.