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changing is to stumble blindly into miseries.
　　He who knows the Never-changing embraces all;
　　Embracing all, shall he not accept all impartially?
　　To be impartial is an attribute of kingship,
　　And kingship is of Heaven.
　　He who is of Heaven can attain to the Tao.
　　He who is of the Tao endures forever,
　　And though his body decay [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he never dies.
　　17
　　The greatest of kings rules, and his subjects are hardly aware of his existence.
　　The less great is loved and praised by his subjects.
　　The still less great is feared by his subjects.
　　The still less great is despised by his subjects.
　　For truly, where faith is not given, confidence is not inspired.
　　How guarded, and how sparing [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], is the greatest of kings in giving utterance to his precious words!
　　When his task is accomplished and all his undertakings crowned with success,
　　The people [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], scarcely aware that they are ruled at all,
　　Say: All this happens according to nature.
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　　When the Great Tao is abandoned, then patronage, condescension and righteousness make their appearance;
　　When knowledge and learning appear, then hypocrites and pretenders make their appearance also;
　　I tis when closest blood relation