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反者道之动;弱者道之用。天下万物生于有,有生于无。
王弼注
反者道之动,高以下为基,贵以贱为本,有以无为用,此其反也。动皆知其所无,则物通矣。故曰,反者道之动也。弱者道之用。柔弱同通,不可穷极。天下万物生于有,有生于无。天下之物皆以有为生,有之所始,以无为本,将欲全有,必反于无也。
英文 · James Legge
(Dispensing with the use (of means)) The movement of the Dao By contraries proceeds; And weakness marks the course Of Dao's mighty deeds. All things under heaven sprang from It as existing (and named); that existence sprang from It as non- existent (and not named).