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企者不立，跨者不行，自見者不明，自是者不彰，自伐者無功，自矜者不長。其在道也，曰餘食贅行。物或惡之，故有道者不處。On tiptoe, one cannot stand; with straddling strides, one cannot walk. One who shows himself is not seen clearly; one who insists he is right is not recognized; one who boasts has no merit; one who brags does not last. In the light of the Way, these are called leftover food and useless growths. Things may detest them, so one who has the Way does not dwell in them.
白Plain Chinese
踮着脚尖的人站不稳，跨着大步的人走不远；自我显扬的人不明白，自以为是的人不彰显，自我夸耀的人没有功劳，自高自大的人不能长久。用道来看，这些就像剩饭和赘瘤。人们都厌恶这些，所以有道的人不这样做。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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