Stephen Mitchell译本《道德经》第5章

天地不仁

以万物为刍狗

圣人不仁

以百姓为刍狗

天地之间

其犹橐龠乎

虚而不屈

动而愈出

多言数穷

不如守中

Chapter 5

The Tao doesn't take sides;

it gives birth to both good and evil.

The Master doesn't take sides;

she welcomes both saints and sinners.

The Tao is like a bellows:

it is empty yet infinitely capable.

The more you use it, the more it produces;

the more you talk of it, the less you understand.

Hold on to the center.