Chapter 32
"The Tao, considered as unchanging, has no name.
Though in its primordial simplicity it may be small, the whole world dares not deal with one embodying it as a minister.
If a feudal prince or the king could guard and hold it, all would spontaneously submit themselves to him.
Heaven and Earth under its guidance unite together and send down the sweet dew, which, without the directions of men, reaches equally everywhere as of its own accord.
As soon as it proceeds to action, it has a name.
When it once has that name, men can know to rest in it.
When they know to rest in it, they can be free from all risk of failure and error.
The relation of the Tao to all the world is like that of the great rivers and seas to the streams from the valleys."
- Translated by James Legge, 1891, Chapter 32
"Tao is absolute and has no name.
Though the uncarved wood is small,
It cannot be employed (used as vessel) by anyone.
If kings and barons can keep (this unspoiled nature),
The whole world shall yield them lordship of their own accord.
The Heaven and Earth join,
And the sweet rain falls,
Beyond the command of men,
Yet evenly upon all.
Then human civilization arose and there were names.
Since there were names,
It were well one knew where to stop.
He who knows where to stop
May be exempt from danger.
Tao in the world
May be compared to rivers that run into the sea."
- Translated by Lin Yutang, 1948, Chapter 32
Though the uncarved wood is small,
It cannot be employed (used as vessel) by anyone.
If kings and barons can keep (this unspoiled nature),
The whole world shall yield them lordship of their own accord.
The Heaven and Earth join,
And the sweet rain falls,
Beyond the command of men,
Yet evenly upon all.
Then human civilization arose and there were names.
Since there were names,
It were well one knew where to stop.
He who knows where to stop
May be exempt from danger.
Tao in the world
May be compared to rivers that run into the sea."
- Translated by Lin Yutang, 1948, Chapter 32
But although insignificant in its original simplicity, the world does not presume to demean it.
If a king could lay hold on it, the world would of itself submit to him.
Heaven and Earth would conspire to nourish him.
The people without pressure would peacefully fall into their own places.
If he should dispose them by titles and names, he would be making a name for himself.
Yet he would wisely stop short of the name, and thus avoid the evil of distinctions.
Tao is to the world what the streams and valleys are to the great rivers and seas."
- Translated by Walter Gorn Old, 1904, Chapter 32
"Tao is eternal, but has no fame (name);
The Uncarved Block, though seemingly of small account,
Is greater than anything that is under heaven.
If kings and barons would but possess themselves of it,
The ten thousand creatures would flock to do them homage;
Heaven-and-earth would conspire
To send Sweet Dew,
Without law or compulsion, men would dwell in harmony.
Once the block is carved, there will be names,
And so soon as there are names,
Know that it is time to stop.
Only by knowing when it is time to stop can danger be avoided.
To Tao all under heaven will come
As streams and torrents flow into a great river or sea."
- Translated by Arthur Waley, 1934, Chapter 32
道常無名.
樸雖小, 天下莫能臣也.
侯王若能守之, 萬物將自賓.
天地相合, 以降甘露, 民莫之令而自均.
始制有名.
名亦既有.
夫亦將知止.
知止所以不殆.
譬道之在天下.
猶川谷之與江海.
- Chinese characters, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 32
tao ch'ang wu ming.
p'u sui hsiao, t'ien hsia mo nêng ch'ên yeh.
hou wang jo nêng shou chih, wan wu chiang tzu pin.
t'ien ti hsiang ho, yi chiang kan lu, min mo chih ling erh tzu chün.
shih chih yu ming.
ming yi chi yu.
fu yi chiang chih chih.
chih chih so k'o pu tai.
p'i tao chih tsai t'ien hsia.
yu ch'uan ku chih yü chiang hai.
- Wade-Giles Romanization, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 32
"Tao remains ever nameless.
However insignificant may be the simplicity of those who cultivate it
The Empire does not presume to claim their services as Ministers.
If Princes and Monarchs could but preserve this simplicity,
Every creature in the world would submit itself to them;
Heaven and Earth would be in mutual accord,
And shower down sweet dew;
The people would need no laws, but live in harmony of themselves.
It was in the beginning that a name was fabricated for the Tao.
This name once existing, Heaven, also, may be known;
And such knowledge ensures the indestructibility of the doctrine.
The presence of Tao in the world may be compared to streams which ever flow,
And mountain-gorges which are indestructible,
In their union with rivers and seas which are unfathomable."
- Translated by Frederic H. Balfour, 1884, Chapter 32
However insignificant may be the simplicity of those who cultivate it
The Empire does not presume to claim their services as Ministers.
If Princes and Monarchs could but preserve this simplicity,
Every creature in the world would submit itself to them;
Heaven and Earth would be in mutual accord,
And shower down sweet dew;
The people would need no laws, but live in harmony of themselves.
It was in the beginning that a name was fabricated for the Tao.
This name once existing, Heaven, also, may be known;
And such knowledge ensures the indestructibility of the doctrine.
The presence of Tao in the world may be compared to streams which ever flow,
And mountain-gorges which are indestructible,
In their union with rivers and seas which are unfathomable."
- Translated by Frederic H. Balfour, 1884, Chapter 32
Aunque mínimo en su unidad,
nada en el mundo puede subyugarle.
Si los príncipes y los reyes
se tornaran al Tao
los diez mil seres serían agasajados
como huéspedes de honor.
El cielo y la tierra
se unirían para llover dulce rocío.
El pueblo, sin gobierno
por sí mismo se ordenaría con equidad.
Cuando en el principio se dividió, dió formas a las diez mil cosas,
y a estas cosas se les dió nombres.
Demasiados nombres ahora hay, llegando así la hora de detenerse
para resguardarse del peligro.
El Tao en el universo
es comparable
al torrente de un valle que fluye
hacia el rio y el mar."
- Translation from Wikisource, 2013, Capitulo 32
"The Way eternal has no name.
A block of wood untooled, though small,
May still excel in the world.
And if the king and nobles could
Retain its potency for good,
Then everything would freely give
Allegiance to their rule.
The earth and sky would then conspire
To bring the sweet dew down;
And evenly it would be given
To folk without constraining power.
Creatures came to be with order's birth,
And once they had appeared,
Came also knowledge of repose,
And with that was security.
In this world,
Compare those of the Way
To torrents that flow
Into river and sea."
- Translated by Raymond B. Blakney, 1955, Chapter 32
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