第六十三章


为无为，事无事，味无味。
大小多少，报怨以德。
图难于其易，为大于其细；
天下难事必作于易，天下大事必作于细。
是以圣人终不为大，故能成其大。
夫轻诺必寡信，多易必多难。
是以圣人犹难之，故终无难矣。



Chapter 63


Act without doing;
work without effort.
Think of the small as large
and the few as many.
Confront the difficult
while it is still easy;
accomplish the great task
by a series of small acts.

The Master never reaches for the great;
thus she achieves greatness.
When she runs into a difficulty,
she stops and gives herself to it.
She doesn't cling to her own comfort;
thus problems are no problem for her.