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道生之，德畜之，物形之，勢成之。是以萬物莫不尊道而貴德。道之尊，德之貴，夫莫之命而常自然。故道生之，德畜之，長之育之，亭之毒之，養之覆之。生而不有，為而不恃，長而不宰，是謂玄德。The Way gives them life, virtue rears them, things give them shape, circumstances complete them. So the ten thousand things all honor the Way and prize virtue. The Way is honored and virtue prized not because anyone commands it, but always of their own accord. So the Way gives them life and virtue rears them; it raises them and nurtures them, settles them and matures them, feeds them and shelters them. It gives life but does not possess, acts but does not rely on it, raises but does not rule. This is called dark virtue.
白Plain Chinese
道生成万物，德畜养万物，物给它们形体，势成就它们。所以万物没有不尊崇道、不珍贵德的。道之所以被尊崇，德之所以被珍贵，在于没有谁命令它们，而永远是自然而然的。所以道生成万物，德畜养万物，使万物生长发育，使万物成熟结果，对万物抚养保护。生成而不占有，作为而不倚仗，作万物之长而不主宰，这叫作玄德。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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