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希言自然。故飄風不終朝，驟雨不終日。孰為此者？天地。天地尚不能久，而況於人乎？故從事於道者，道者同於道，德者同於德，失者同於失。同於道者，道亦樂得之；同於德者，德亦樂得之；同於失者，失亦樂得之。信不足焉，有不信焉。To speak little is natural. So a whirlwind does not last the morning, a downpour does not last the day. Who makes these? Heaven and earth. If even heaven and earth cannot keep them going long, how much less can man? So one who follows the Way in his affairs: with those of the Way, he is one with the Way; with those of virtue, one with virtue; with those who have lost, one with loss. One with the Way, the Way gladly receives him; one with virtue, virtue gladly receives him; one with loss, loss gladly receives him. When trust is lacking, there is distrust.
白Plain Chinese
少说话，合乎自然。所以狂风刮不了一早上，暴雨下不了一整天。是谁使它这样的？是天地。天地尚且不能长久，何况人呢？所以做事依从道的人，求道的就和道相同，求德的就和德相同，有所失的就和失相同。和道相同的，道也乐于得到他；和德相同的，德也乐于得到他；和失相同的，失也乐于得到他。统治者诚信不足，百姓就不信任他。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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