Chapter 5
Heaven and Earth are ruthless;
To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs
The Sage too is ruthless;
To him the people are but as straw dogs
Yet Heaven and Earth and all that lies between
Is like a bellows
In that it is empty, but gives a supply that never fails.
Work it, and more comes out
Whereas the force of words is soon spent.
Far better is it to keep what is in the heart.
To them the Ten Thousand Things are but as straw dogs
The Sage too is ruthless;
To him the people are but as straw dogs
Yet Heaven and Earth and all that lies between
Is like a bellows
In that it is empty, but gives a supply that never fails.
Work it, and more comes out
Whereas the force of words is soon spent.
Far better is it to keep what is in the heart.
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