Chapter 45
第四十五章
Who thinks his great achievements poor Shall find his vigour long endure.
大成若缺，其用不弊。
Of greatest fulness, deemed a void, Exhaustion ne'er shall stem the tide.
大盈若冲，其用不穷。
Do thou what's straight still crooked deem;
大直若屈，

Thy greatest art still stupid seem,
大巧若拙，
And eloquence a stammering scream.
大辩若讷。
Constant action overcomes cold; being still overcomes heat.
静胜躁，寒胜热。
Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
清静为天下正。