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知者不言，言者不知。塞其兌，閉其門，挫其銳，解其分，和其光，同其塵，是謂玄同。故不可得而親，不可得而疏；不可得而利，不可得而害；不可得而貴，不可得而賤。故為天下貴。One who knows does not speak; one who speaks does not know. Block the openings, shut the doors, blunt the sharp, untie the tangled, soften the glare, mingle with the dust: this is called dark sameness. So one cannot get close to him, nor keep him at a distance; one cannot benefit him, nor harm him; one cannot ennoble him, nor debase him. So he is the most honored in the world.
白Plain Chinese
懂得的人不说，说的人不懂得。堵住欲望的孔窍，关上欲望的门户，磨去锋芒，解开纷乱，收敛光芒，与尘俗同处，这叫作玄妙的混同。所以没有谁能对他亲近，也没有谁能对他疏远；没有谁能使他得利，也没有谁能使他受害；没有谁能使他尊贵，也没有谁能使他卑贱。所以被天下所尊贵。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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