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Taogeneratesone,two,threeandallthings
Alltheworldisofthesamenature.Natureisgood,andallthingsareborn.Thenatureoftheearthisnotonlygood,butalsohealthy.Thesageunderstandsthemusicandrulesoftheworld,andpracticesthelawoftheworld.Therefore,allthingsreceivegreatachievementsandgooddeeds.Godsandimmortalhelpheavenandearth,buttheydarenottobelight.Theyrespect,value,receiveandprotect.
Thewaycanbesaid,nottheway.Thenamecanbenamed,notthename.Thebeginningoftheunknownworld;themotherofallthings.
Itisbettertoholdthesurplusthantohaveit;itisbetternottokeepthesharp.Thereareplentyofgoldandjadeinthehall,soyoucan'tguardit.Ifyouarerichandproud,youwillleaveyourownfault.Ifyoucangetawaywithit,thewayofheavenwillbethesame.
Thereisamixtureofthings,bornnaturally.It'slonely,independentandunchangeable.Itcanbethemotherofheavenandearth.Idon'tknowitsname.AstrongwordisTao,andastrongwordisda.Thegreaterthetime,thegreaterthedistance,thegreatertheopposition.
Sotheroadisbig,theskyisbig,theearthisbig,andthepeoplearebig.Therearefourregions,butoneishumansettlements.
Humanlawandearth,earthlawandheaven,heavenlawandTaolawandnature.
（道生一,一生二,二生三,三生万物，凡天下均同是性，天性既善，悉生万物，无不置也。地性既善，养生万物，无不置也。圣人悉乐理天下而实法天地，故万物皆受其功大善。神仙真人助天地而不敢轻，尊之，重之，受之，佑之。道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。无名天地之始；有名万物之母。持而盈之，不如其已；揣而锐之，不可长保。金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎。功遂身退，天之道也。有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，独立而不改，周行而不殆，可以为天地母。吾不知其名，强字之曰道，强为之名曰大。大曰逝，逝曰远，远曰反。故道大，天大，地大，人亦大。域中有四大，而人居其一焉。人法地，地法天，天法道，道法自然。）<>