原文

公有领域

天下之至柔,馳騁天下之至堅。
無有入無間,吾是以知無為之有益。
不言之教,無為之益,天下希及之。

王弼注

待校读

氣無所不入,水無所不出於經。
虛無柔弱,無所不通,無有不可窮,至柔不可折,以此推之,故知無為之有益也。

河上公章句

待校读

至柔者,水也。至堅者,金石也。水能貫堅入剛,無所不通。
無有謂道也。道無形質,故能出入無間,通神明濟群生也。
吾見道無為而萬物自化成,是以知無為之有益於人也。
法道不言,師之以身。
法道無為,治身則有益於精神,治國則有益於萬民,不勞煩也。
天下,人主也。希能有及道無為之治身治國也。

Legge 1891

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The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the
hardest; that which has no (substantial) existence enters where there
is no crevice. I know hereby what advantage belongs to doing nothing
(with a purpose).
There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without
words, and the advantage arising from non-action.

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