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Ch. 63	Sentence 2
Beck	Large or small, many or few, repay injury with goodness.
Blackney	Great or small, Frequent or rare, Requite anger with virtue.
Bynner	'Through the many they find the few, Through the humble the great;' They 'respect their foes,'
Byrn	Take care of difficult problems while they are still easy;
Chan	Whether it is big or small, many or few, repay hatred with virtue.
Cleary	regard the small as important, make much of little, repay enmity with virtue;
Crowley	esteem small things great and few things many; repel violence with gentleness.
Hansen	'Great' the small; 'many' the few; Use virtuosity in dealing with moral anger.
LaFargue	Treat small things as though they were great treat few things as though they were many. "Reward what is injurious, with kind Te."
Legge	to consider what is small as great, and a few as many; and to recompense injury with kindness.
Lindauer	Great, small, abundant, few Repay hatred, ideal happens.
LinYutan	Whether it is big or small, many or few, Requite hatred with virtue.
Mabry	Recognize the Great in the small, And the many in the few. Repay hatred with kindness.
McDonald	Whether it's big or small, many or few, requite hatred with virtue. Dao can make the small great and the few many, can requite injuries with some decent deeds.
Merel	Magnify the small, Multiply the few, Return love for hate.
Mitchell	Think of the small as large and the few as many.
Muller	Make the great small, The many, few. Respond to anger with virtue.
Red Pine	great or small many or few repay each wrong with virtue
Ta-Kao	Regard the small as great; regard the few as many.
Walker	Regard the humble as exalted and the exalted as humble. Remedy injury with tranquil repair.
Wieger	to look equally on the great, the small, the many and the few; to be indifferent to thanks and reproaches; this is how the Sage acts.
World	Enlarge the small. Multiply the few. Mitigate bitterness with kindness.
Wu	Exalt the low. Multiply the few. Requite injury with kindness.

Ch. 63	Sentence 3
Beck	Handle the difficult while it is still easy. Handle the big while it is still small.
Blackney	Take hard jobs in hand while they are easy And geat affairs too while they are small.
Bynner	They 'face the simple fact before it becomes involved. Solve the small problem before it becomes big.'
Byrn	Do easy things before they become too hard. Difficult problems are best solved while they are easy.
Chan	Prepare for the difficult while it is still easy. Deal with the big while it is still small.
Cleary	plan for difficulty when it is still easy, do the great while it is still small.
Crowley	Do great things while they are yet small, hard things while they are yet easy;
Hansen	Plan the difficult in its easy phases. Deem-act on the great in its small phases.
LaFargue	Plan difficult things focussing on the easy parts do great things focussing on the small details.
Legge	(The master of it) anticipates things that are difficult while they are easy, and does things that would become great while they are small.
Lindauer	Planning the difficult relates to what is easy Acting great relates to what is small
LinYutan	Deal with the difficult while yet it is easy; Deal wit the big while yet it is small.
Mabry	Deal with the difficult whie it is still easy. Begin great works while they are still small.
McDonald	But prepare for the hard while it's still easy. Deal with it while it's still easy. Deal with the great or big while it's still small. In governing your kingdom everything hard must be dealt with while it's still easy.
Merel	Deal with the difficult while it is yet easy; Deal with the great while it is yet small;
Mitchell	Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts.
Muller	Deal with difficulties while they are still easy. Handle the great while it is still small.
Red Pine	plan for the hard while it's easy work on the great while it's small
Ta-Kao	Manage the difficult while they are easy; Manage the great while they are small.
Walker	Meet the difficult while it is still easy; cross the universe one step at a time.
Wieger	He only sets about difficult complications through their easiest details, and only applies himself to great problems in their weak beginnings.
World	Accomplish difficult endeavors by a series of easy tasks. Accomplish great deeds by persisting in mundane acts.
Wu	Nip troubles in the bud. Sow the great in the small.

Ch. 63	Sentence 4
Beck	Difficult tasks begin with what is easy. Great accomplishments begin with what is small.
Blackney	The troubles of the world Cannot be solved except Before they get too hard. The business of the world Cannot be done except While relatively small.
Bynner	The most involved fact in the world Could have been faced when it was simple, The biggest problem in the world Could have been solved when it was small.
Byrn	Great projects are best started while they are small.
Chan	Difficult undertakings have always started with what is easy. And great undertakings have always started with what is small.
Cleary	The most difficult things in the world must be done while they are easy; the greatest things in the world must be done whenthey are small.
Crowley	for all things, how great or hard soever, have a beginning when they are little and easy.
Hansen	The difficult affairs of the social world start with something easy. The great affairs of the social world start with something small.
LaFargue	Difficult tasks in the world always begin from what is easy great tasks in the world always begin from what is small.
Legge	All difficult things in the world are sure to arise from a previous state in which they were easy, and all great things from one in which they were small.
Lindauer	The difficult efforts of the world seed doing related to what is easy The great efforts of the world seed doing related to what is small.
LinYutan	The difficult (problems) of the world Must be dealt with while they are yet easy; The great (problems) of the world Must be dealt with while they are yet small.
Mabry	Certainly the Earth does difficult work with ease, And accomplishes great affairs from small beginnings.
McDonald	The hard has to be dealt with while still very easy. All the great (ones and great problems) of the world are to be dealt with while they're yet small. Everything great must be dealt with while it's still small.
Merel	The difficult develops naturally from the easy, And the great from the small;
Mitchell
Muller	The difficult problems in life Always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small.
Red Pine	the hardest task in the world begins easy the greatest goal in the world begins small
Ta-Kao	All difficult things in the world start from the easy; All great things in the world start from the small.
Walker
Wieger	The Sage never undertakes anything great, and that is why he makes great things.
World	When one flows in peace and harmony and perceives the oneness in all things: difficulties are easily overcome and great accomplishments are seen as a compilation of a lifetime of insignificant days..
Wu	Difficult things of the world Can only be tackled when they are easy. Big things of the world Can only be achieved by attending to their small beginnings.

Ch. 63	Sentence 5
Beck	Therefore the wise never strive for the great and thus achieve greatness.
Blackney	The wise man, then, throughout his life Does nothing great yet achieves A greatness of his own.
Bynner	The simple fact that he finds no problem big Is the sane man's prime achievement.
Byrn	The Master never takes on more than she can handle, which means that she leaves nothing undone.
Chan	Therefore the sage never strives for the great, And thereby the great is achieved.
Cleary	Because of this sages never do greeat things; that is why they can fulfill their greatness.
Crowley	So thus the wise man accomplishes the greatest tasks without undertaking anything important.
Hansen	Using this: Sages, to the end, do not deem-act on it as 'great' and so are able to accomplish its greatness.
LaFargue	And so the Wise Person: Does not 'do great things' and so is able to fulfill his greatness.
Legge	Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.
Lindauer	Appropriately it happens That sages eventually lack great action So they are able to perfect what is great.
LinYutan	Therefore the Sage by never dealing with great (problems) Accomplishes greatness.
Mabry	So, the Sage, by not striving for greatness, Achieves greatness.
McDonald	Therefore the wise man never has to deal with the great; and so gets greatness. He never strives for the great, by this the great is had. So great undertakings shall start with what's small.
Merel	So the sage, by dealing with the small, Achieves the great.
Mitchell	The Master never reaches for the great; thus she achieves greatness.
Muller	Therefore the sage never deals with the great And is able to actualize his greatness.
Red Pine	therefore the sage never acts great he thus achieves great things
Ta-Kao	Therefore the Sage never attempts great things, and thus he can achieve what is great.
Walker	Because the sage doesn't try anything too big, she's able to accomplish big things.
Wieger
World	The sage never tries to achieve greatness. She flows in peace and harmony and at the end of her days comprehends her legacy.
Wu	Thus, the Sage never has to grapple with big things, Yet he alone is capable of achieving them!

Ch. 63	Sentence 6
Beck	Rash promises inspire little trust. Taking things too lightly results in much difficulty.
Blackney	Again, a promise lightly made Inspires little confidence; Or often trivial, sure that man Will come to grief.
Bynner	If you say yes too quickly You may have to say no, If you think things are done too easily You may find them hard to do:
Byrn	When an affirmation is given too lightly, keep your eyes open for trouble ahead. When something seems too easy, difficulty is hiding in the details.
Chan	He who makes rash promises surely lacks faith. He who takes things too easily will surely encounter much difficulty.
Cleary	If you agree too easily, you'll be little trusted; if you take it easy a lot, you'll have a lot of problems.
Crowley	Who undertakes thoughtlessly is certain to fail in attainment; who estimates things easy finds them hard.
Hansen	In general, light assent necessarily diminishes trust. Much ease then necessarily much difficulty.
LaFargue	Yes: Light agreement is never very trustworthy considering everything easy makes everything difficult.
Legge	He who lightly promises is sure to keep but little faith; he who is continually thinking things easy is sure to find them difficult.
Lindauer	In the end light promises seed scanty belief Abundant easiness seeds abundant difficulty.
LinYutan	He who lightly makes a promise Will find it often hard to keep his faith.
Mabry	If you think everything is easy, You will find only difficulty.
McDonald	But again "Who makes rash promises surely lacks. Who lightly makes a promise, can find it too hard to keep his faith. And light assent inspires little confidence. Who takes things very easily is surely in for dealing with more difficulty in the end. So "many easies" means many a hard. In other words, who makes light of many things should find many difficulties.
Merel	Who finds it easy to promise finds it hard to be trusted; Who takes things lightly finds things difficult;
Mitchell	When she runs into a difficulty, she stops and gives herself to it.
Muller	Now light words generate little belief, Much ease turns into much difficulty.
Red Pine	who quickly agrees is seldom trusted who makes it all easy finds it all hard
Ta-Kao	He who makes easy promises will seldom keep his word; He who regards many things as easy will find many difficulties.
Walker	Those who commit lightly seldom come through. Those who think everything is easy will finmd everything hard.
Wieger	He who promises much, cannot keep his word; he who embarrasses himself with too many things, even easy things, never succeeds in anything.
World	Cursory promises are generally unreliable. Neglecting basics fosters difficulties.
Wu	He who promises lightly must be lacking in faith. He who thinks everything easy will end by finding everything difficult.

Ch. 63	Sentence 7
Beck	Thus the wise always confront difficulties and therefore have no difficulty.
Blackney	Choosing hardship, then, the Wise Man Never meets with hardship all his life.
Bynner	If you face trouble sanely It cannot trouble you.
Byrn	The master expects great difficulty, so the task is always easier than planned.
Chan	For this reason even the sage regards things as difficult. And therefore he encounters no difficulty.
Cleary	Therefore it is through difficulty that sages end up without problems.
Crowley	The wise man considers even easy things hard, do that even hard things are easy to him.
Hansen	Using this: Sages make it even more difficult. So in the end they have no difficulty.
LaFargue	And so the Wise Person: Treats things as difficult, and in the end has no difficulty.
Legge	Therefore the sage sees difficulty even in what seems easy, and so never has any difficulties.
Lindauer	Appropriately it happens That sages see all things as being equally difficult So eventually an absence of difficulty is with them.
LinYutan	He who makes light of many things Will encounter many difficulties. Hence even the Sage regards things as difficult, And for that reason never meets with difficulties.
Mabry	That is why the Sage considers all things difficult And finds nothing too difficult in the end.
McDonald	From all this even the wise man regards things as hard, but he also knows how to make the easy difficult. For that reason he very seldom meets with difficulties. [Uha.]
Merel	The sage recognizes difficulty, and so has none.
Mitchell	She doesn't cling to her own comfort; thus problems are no problem for her.
Muller	Therefore the sage treats things as though they were difficult, And hence, never has difficulty.
Red Pine	therefore the sage makes everything hard he thus finds nothing hard
Ta-Kao	Therefore the Sage regards things as difficult, and consequently never has difficulties.
Walker	The sage understands that everything is difficult, and thus in the end has no difficulties.
Wieger	The Sage keeps clear of difficulty, therefore he never has any difficulties.
World	The sage considers the potential difficulty in all things and circumvents them by flowing in peace and harmony.
Wu	Therefore, the Sage, who regards everything as difficult, Meets with no difficulties in the end.