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為學日益，為道日損。損之又損，以至於無為，無為而無不為。取天下常以無事，及其有事，不足以取天下。In pursuing learning, one adds every day; in pursuing the Way, one sheds every day. Shed and shed again, until one reaches doing without contrivance; doing without contrivance, nothing is left undone. To win the world, always be free of meddling; once you meddle, you are not fit to win the world.
白Plain Chinese
求学，一天比一天增加；求道，一天比一天减损。减损了再减损，直到无为的境地，无为却没有什么做不成。取得天下要常靠无事，等到有事扰民，就不足以取得天下了。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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