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Ch. 81	Sentence 2
Beck	The good do not argue. Those who argue are not good.
Blackney	A good man does not argue, and An arguer may not be good!
Bynner	And since those who argue prove nothing A sensible man does not argue.
Byrn	Wise men don't need to debate; men who need to debate are not wise.
Chan	A good man does not argue; He who argues is not a good man.
Cleary	The good are not argumentative, the argumentative are not good.
Crowley	Those who know do not argue; the argumentative are without knowledge.
Hansen	Those who are good at [things] don't distinguish. Those who distinguish are not good at [things].
LaFargue	Excellence is not winning arguments winning arguments is not being Excellent.
Legge	Those who are skilled (in the Tao) do not dispute (about it); the disputatious are not skilled in it.
Lindauer	Those who value lack argument Those who argue lack valuing
LinYutan	A good man does not argue; he who argues is not a good man.
Mabry	Good people do not argue. Argumentative people are not good.
McDonald	A good man seldom proves by argument; he hardly argues. He who argues or proves by argument is hardly so good (as non-argumentative good men). Who argues [blatantly] is hardly (ever) a good man. [All this is "Lao" arguing, debating or clowning.]
Merel	Enlightened people are not cultured; Culture is not enlightenment.
Mitchell	Wise men don't need to prove their point; men who need to prove their point aren't wise.
Muller	The good do not debate. Debaters are not good.
Red Pine	the good aren't eloquent the eloquent aren't good
Ta-Kao	He who is truthful is not showy; He who is showy is not truthful.
Walker	Good people don't argue. People who argue aren't good.
Wieger	natural directness avoids quibbling,
World	Peaceful men do not quarrel. Those who quarrel are confused.
Wu	Good men are not argumentative, The argumentative are not good.

Ch. 81	Sentence 3
Beck	Those who know are not scholarly. The scholarly do not know.
Blackney	The knowers are not learned men And learned men may never know.
Bynner	A sensible man is wiser than he knows, While a fool knows more than is wise.
Byrn	Wise men are not scholars, and scholars are not wise.
Chan	A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man.
Cleary	Knowers do not generalize, generalists do not know.
Crowley	Those who have assimilated are not learned; those who are gross with learning have not assimilated.
Hansen	Those who know-how are not comprehensive. Those who are comprehensive do not know how.
LaFargue	Understanding is not wide learning wide learning is not understanding.
Legge	Those who know (the Tao) are not extensively learned; the extensively learned do not know it.
Lindauer	Those who know lack learning Those who learn lack knowing.
LinYutan	The wise one does not know many things; He who knows many things is not wise.
Mabry	The wise are not necessarily well-educated. The well-educated are not necessarily wise.
McDonald	Brilliant wisdom is different from sordid learning. Much bookish learning can mean too little wisdom. Who has extensive knowledge is hardly a wise man.
Merel	Content people are not wealthy; Wealth is not contentment.
Mitchell
Muller	The one who really knows is not broadly learned, The extensively learned do not really know.
Red Pine	the wise aren't learned the learned aren't wise
Ta-Kao	He who is virtuous does not dispute; He who disputes is not virtuous;
Walker	People who know aren't full of facts. People who are full of facts don't know.
Wieger	common sense can dispense with artificial erudition.
World	He who is at one with all things knows Infinity. He who has knowledge is always confused.
Wu	The wise are not erudite, The erudite are not wise.

Ch. 81	Sentence 4
Beck	The wise do not hoard. The more they give to others, the more they have.
Blackney	The Wise Man does not hoard his things; Hard-pressed, from serving other men, He has enough and some to spare; But having given all he had, He then is very rich indeed.
Bynner	Therefore a sensible man does not devise resources: The greater his use to others The greater their use to him, The more he yields to others The more they yield to him.
Byrn	The Master desires no possessions. Since the things she does is for the people, she has more than she needs. The more she gives to others, the more she has for herself.
Chan	The sage does not accumulate for himself. The more he uses for others, the more he possesses of his own.
Cleary	Sages do not accumulate anything but give everything to others, having more the more they give.
Crowley	The Wise Man does not hoard. The more he gives, the more he has; the more he waters, the more he is watered himself.
Hansen	Sages don't accumulate. Although they use it to deem-act "others" Themselves increase 'having' Although they use it to give others. Themselves increase in magnitude.
LaFargue	The Wise Person does not store up for himself. By working for others he increases what he himself possesses. By giving to others he gets increase for himself more and more.
Legge	The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that he expends for others, the more does he possess of his own; the more that he gives to others, the more does he have himself.
Lindauer	The sages are without accumulating Grasping, it happens they act Others later gain presence Grasping, it happens they give Others later gain abundance.
LinYutan	The Sage does not accumulate (for himself). He lives for other people, And grows richer himself; He gives to other people, And has greater abundance.
Mabry	The Sage does not hoard things. The more she does for others The more he finds she has. The more she gives to others The more she finds she gains.
McDonald	The wise man has no need to hoard for himself. He lives for other people, seemingly, and grows richer himself if the more he uses for others, the more he has for himself - He gives to other people to get greater abundance.
Merel	So the sage does not serve himself; The more he does for others, the more he is satisfied; The more he gives, the more he receives.
Mitchell	The Master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.
Muller	The sage does not hoard, She gives people her surplus. Giving her surplus to others she is enriched.
Red Pine	the sage accumulates nothing but the more he does for others the greater his existence the more he gives to others the greater his abundance
Ta-Kao	He who is learned is not wise; He who is wise is not learned.
Walker	The sage doesn't hoard. She increases her treasure by working for her fellow human beings. She increases her abundance by giving herself to them.
Wieger	The Sage does not hoard, but gives. The more he does for men, the more he can do; the more he gives them, the more he has.
World	The sage is never confused by accumulating. The more he does for others, the more he flows in harmony. The more he gives to others, the more he experiences peace.
Wu	The Sage does not take to hoarding. The more he lives for others, the fuller is his life. The more he gives, the more he abounds.

Ch. 81	Sentence 5
Beck	The Way of heaven sharpens but does no harm. The Way of the wise accomplishes without striving.
Blackney	God's Way is gain that works no harm; The Wise Man's way, to do his work Without contending for a crown.
Bynner	The way of life cleaves without cutting: Which, without need to say, Should be man's way.
Byrn	TheTao of Heaven nourishes by not forcing. The Tao of the Wise person acts by not competing.
Chan	The Way of Heaven is to benefit others and not to injure. The Way of the sage is to act but not to compete.
Cleary	The Way of heaven helps and does not harm. The Way for humans is to act without contention.
Crowley	The Dao of Heaven is like an Arrow, yet it wounds not; and the Wise Man, in all his works, makes no contention.
Hansen	The guide of nature: benefit and yet do not harm. The guide of Sages: deem-act and don't dispute.
LaFargue	"Heaven's Way: to benefit and not to harm." The Way of the Wise Person: to work and not contend.
Legge	With all the sharpness of the Way of Heaven, it injures not; with all the doing in the way of the sage he does not strive.
Lindauer	The tao of the heavens Benefitting yet without spoiling The tao of the sages Acting yet without contending.
LinYutan	The Tao of Heaven Blesses, but does not harm. The Way of the Sage Accomplishes, but does not contend.
Mabry	Heaven's Way is to nourish, not to harm. The Sage's way is to work, yet not to compete.
McDonald	Heaven's way is to sharpen and bless, all free from harm of cutting, And the wise man's way is to act and accomplish without contending or striving.
Merel	Nature flourishes at the expense of no one; So the sage benefits all men and contends with none.
Mitchell	The Tao nourishes by not forcing. By not dominating, the Master leads.
Muller	The way of Heaven is to help and not harm.
Red Pine	the Way of Heaven is to help without harming the Way of the sage is to act without struggling
Ta-Kao	Therefore the Sage does not display his own merits.
Walker	The way of heaven: benefit all, harm none. The way of the sage: work for all, contend with none.
Wieger	Heaven does good to all, doing no evil to anyone. The Sage imitates it, acting for the good of all, and opposing himself to no one.
World	Infinity manifests, nourishes and disintegrates forever. The sage flows in the peace and harmony of oneness with all things.
Wu	The Way of Heaven is to benefit, not to harm. The Way of the Sage is to do his duty, not to strive with anyone.