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執大象，天下往。往而不害，安平太。樂與餌，過客止。道之出口，淡乎其無味，視之不足見，聽之不足聞，用之不足既。Hold to the great image and the world will come. It comes and meets no harm, but peace, calm, and ease. Music and food make passing travelers stop. But the Way, when spoken, is bland and has no flavor; looked at, it is not enough to see; listened to, it is not enough to hear; used, it cannot be used up.
白Plain Chinese
执守大象，天下人都来归往。归往而不受伤害，就安宁、平和、太平。音乐和美食，能让过路的人停下脚步。道说出口来，平淡而没有味道，看它看不见，听它听不到，用它却用不完。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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