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孔德之容，惟道是從。道之為物，惟恍惟惚。惚兮恍兮，其中有象；恍兮惚兮，其中有物；窈兮冥兮，其中有精。其精甚真，其中有信。自古及今，其名不去，以閱衆甫。吾何以知衆甫之狀哉？以此。The bearing of great virtue follows the Way alone. The Way as a thing is elusive and evasive. Evasive and elusive, yet within it there is an image; elusive and evasive, yet within it there is a thing. Dim and dark, yet within it there is an essence; that essence is utterly real, and within it there is trust. From of old until now its name has never gone, and by it we see the beginning of all things. How do I know what the beginning of all things is like? By this.
白Plain Chinese
大德的样子，只跟从道。道这个东西，恍恍惚惚。惚恍之中，有形象；恍惚之中，有实物；深远幽暗之中，有精质。这精质非常真实，其中有可信验的东西。从古到今，它的名字没有消失，凭它来观察万物的开端。我怎么知道万物开端的情状呢？就是凭这个。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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