OnewhoisfilledwiththeTaoislikeasharp,butnotcutting,blade;Onewhoiswell-roundedislikeafine,butnotornate,vase;Onewhoisvirtuousislikethevalley,yetisfull;Onewhoiseverlearningisakintolife,yetremainsunborn.
Thesourceofthesefourisasingleunity,whichismanifestthroughtheTao.
TheTaoisgreat;theheavenisgreat;theearthisgreat,andthekingisalsogreat.Intheuniverse,therearefourthataregreat,andthekingisoneofthem.
Peoplefollowthelawsoftheearth.Theearthfollowsthelawsofheaven,heavenfollowsthelawsoftheTao,andtheTaofollowsitsownlaws.