Agreatcountryislikethelowlandrivers:Thehundredstreamsflowintoit.Itbecomesthereservoirofallunderheaven.Itistheyinoftheworld.Theyinalwaysovercomestheyangbyitsstillness,bylyinglow.
Becauseitlieslow,itisabletoreachthefarthestpointaway.Thelowlandstreamsallflowintotheseabecauseitislowerthantheyare.Hence,itistheleaderofallthestreamsunderheaven.
Toleadthepeople,onemustspeakastheirfollower.Toleadthem,onemustfollowbehindthem.
So,whenthesagerisesabovethepeople,theydonotfeelburdened.Andwhenthesagestandsinfrontofthepeople,theydonotfeelhindered.
Sotheworldwillsupportthemandwillnottireofthem.Becausetheydonotcompete,theydonotmeetcompetition.