Way of the Wise
Translation by Tree Buffalo
Sincere words are not pleasing, because pleasing words are not sincere.
Knowing is not knowledge, because knowledge is not knowing.
The adept do not argue, because arguing is not adept.
This is why the wise person does not accumulate these things.
The more they do for others, the more they have for themselves.
Having shared themselves with the people, they grow richer.
Because the way of Nature helps without harming.
And the way of the wise accomplishes without competing.
Read some of the first English translations of Chapter 81 here.
