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為無為，事無事，味無味。大小多少，報怨以德。圖難於其易，為大於其細。天下難事必作於易，天下大事必作於細。是以聖人終不為大，故能成其大。夫輕諾必寡信，多易必多難。是以聖人猶難之，故終無難矣。Act without contrivance, work without meddling, taste the flavorless. Treat the small as great and the few as many; repay resentment with virtue. Plan the difficult while it is easy; do the great while it is small. The difficult things of the world must begin with the easy; the great things of the world must begin with the small. Therefore the sage never attempts the great, and so can achieve greatness. Light promises surely inspire little trust; taking much as easy surely brings much difficulty. Therefore even the sage treats things as difficult, and so in the end has no difficulty.
白Plain Chinese
以无为作为作为，以无事作为事务，以无味作为滋味。大起于小，多起于少，用德来报答怨恨。解决难事从容易处入手，成就大事从细小处入手。天下的难事必定从容易处做起，天下的大事必定从细小处做起。所以圣人始终不自以为大，所以能成就他的大。轻易许诺必定难以守信，把事看得太容易必定遭遇很多困难。所以圣人把事看得艰难，最终反而没有困难。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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