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One whose character takes on the nature of the way |
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one whose character takes on the nature of the way resembles a baby |
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| wasps don't sting it |
buzzards fly past, ignoring it |
wild beasts don't even paw at it |
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| its bones bend, its sinews ripple, yet its grasp is firm |
ignorant of the intercourse of male and female, its genitals swell, vitality at a peak |
it cries all day without getting hoarse, because it is whole |
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| building muscle and mind risks bad luck |
wanting too much just uses up your breath |
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| working to be tough just makes an opening for decay |
such striving, such struggling goes against the way |
Poof! whatever goes against the way soon dies |
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