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信言不美，美言不信。善者不辯，辯者不善。知者不博，博者不知。聖人不積，既以為人己愈有，既以與人己愈多。天之道，利而不害；聖人之道，為而不爭。Trustworthy words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustworthy. The good do not argue; those who argue are not good. Those who know are not broad in learning; those broad in learning do not know. The sage does not hoard. The more he does for others, the more he has; the more he gives to others, the more he possesses. The Way of heaven benefits and does not harm; the Way of the sage acts and does not contend.
白Plain Chinese
真实的话不华美，华美的话不真实。善良的人不巧辩，巧辩的人不善良。真懂的人不广博，广博的人不真懂。圣人不积藏，尽力帮助别人，自己反而更富有；尽力给予别人，自己反而更多。天的道，利物而不伤害；圣人的道，有所作为而不与人争。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Wang Bi; it will be checked when the chapter is taught.
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