一孔录The video for this chapter is still in production. For now this page gives the original text, the facsimile page, a working translation and the commentary; the full reading follows when the video is out.
天下皆知美之為美，斯惡已；皆知善之為善，斯不善已。故有無相生，難易相成，長短相較，高下相傾，音聲相和，前後相隨。是以聖人處無為之事，行不言之教，萬物作焉而不辭，生而不有，為而不恃，功成而弗居。夫唯弗居，是以不去。When all under heaven know beauty as beauty, there is already ugliness; when all know good as good, there is already the not-good. So being and non-being give birth to each other, hard and easy complete each other, long and short measure each other, high and low lean on each other, note and voice harmonize with each other, front and back follow each other. Therefore the sage abides in doing without contrivance and practices the teaching without words. The ten thousand things arise and he does not turn them away; he gives them life but does not possess them, acts but does not rely on it, completes the work but does not dwell in it. Because he does not dwell in it, it never leaves him.
What this chapter says
一孔按：你一把“美”举起来，“丑”就跟着站出来；好事做成了，不往自己身上揽，功劳才待得久。王弼注原话：不可偏举；功自彼成。
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白Plain Chinese
天下人都知道美之所以为美，丑恶也就出来了；都知道善之所以为善，不善也就出来了。所以有和无相互生出，难和易相互成就，长和短相互比较，高和下相互倾依，音和声相互应和，前和后相互跟随。因此圣人用无为来处事，用不言来施教；万物兴起而他不推辞，生养它们而不据为己有，有所作为而不倚仗，功业成了而不居功。正因为不居功，所以功业也不会离开他。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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