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Ch. 06 | Sentence 1 |
Beck | The spirit of the valley never dies. It is called the mystical female. |
Blackney | The valley spirit is not dead; They say it is the mystic female. |
Bynner | The breath of life moves through a deathless valley Of mysterious motherhood |
Byrn | The spirit of emptiness is immortal. It is called the Great Mother because it gives birth to Heaven and Earth. |
Chan | The spirit of the valley never dies. It is called the subtle and profound female. |
Cleary | The valley spirit not dying is called the mysterious female. |
Crowley | The De is the immortal energy of the Dao, its feminine aspect.. |
Hansen | The Valley energy never dies. This is called 'fathomless female' |
LaFargue | "The Valley Spirit is undying." This is mysterious Femininity. |
Legge | The valley spirit dies not, aye the same; The female mystery thus do we name. |
Lindauer | The valley spirit has no death It is appropriately called the all-embracing female |
LinYutan | The Spirit of the Valley never dies. It is called the Mystic Female. |
Mabry | The spirit of emptiness is eternal. It is called "the Mysterious Woman." |
McDonald | The valley spirit never dies. It's named the mystic woman. |
Merel | Experience is a riverbed, Its source hidden, forever flowing: |
Mitchell | The Tao is called the Great Mother: |
Muller | The valley spirit never dies. It is called "the mysterious female." |
Red Pine | The valley spirit that doesn't die we call the dark womb |
Ta-Kao | 'The Valley and the Spirit never die.' They form what is called the Mystic Mother,. |
Walker | The heart of Tao is immortal, the mysterious fertile mother of us all, |
Wieger | The expansive transcendent power which resides in the median space, the virtue of the Principle, does not die. It is always the same and acts the same, without diminution or cessation. This virtue is the mysterious mother of all beings. |
World | The manifestations of Infinity never cease manifesting. Infinity is the primal creator, the oneness of male and female. |
Wu | The Spirit of the Fountain dies not. It is called the Mysterious Feminine. |
Ch. 06 | Sentence 2 |
Beck | The door of the mystical female is the root of heaven and earth. |
Blackney | Her gateway is, they further say, The base of heaven and earth. |
Bynner | Which conceives and bears the universal seed, The seeming of a world never to end, |
Byrn | - |
Chan | The gate of the subtle and profound female Is the root of Heaven and Earth. |
Cleary | The opening of the mysterious female is called the root of heaven and earth. |
Crowley | Heaven and Earth issued from her Gate; this Gate is the root of their World-Sycamore. |
Hansen | The channel of the fathomless female: This is called the basis of the cosmos. |
LaFargue | The Abode of mysterious Femininity: This is the Root of Heaven and Earth. |
Legge | Its gate, from which at first they issued forth, Is called the root from which grew heaven and earth. |
Lindauer | The gateway of The all-embracing female Is appropriately called the root of heavens and earth. |
LinYutan | The Door of the Mystic Female Is the root of Heaven and Earth. |
Mabry | Her womb is called "the Source of Heaven and Earth." |
McDonald | And the gate of the profound woman is the root that heaven and earth sprang from. |
Merel | The Way moves within it: |
Mitchell | empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. |
Muller | The opening of the mysterious female Is called "the root of Heaven and Earth." |
Red Pine | as real as gossamer silk and yet we can't exhaust it. |
Ta-Kao | From whose gate comes the origin of heaven and earth. |
Walker | of heaven and earth, of every thing and not-thing. |
Wieger | The doorway of this mysterious mother is the root of heaven and earth, the Principle. |
World | Infinity is the gate though which heaven and earth manifested. |
Wu | The doorway of the Mysterious Feminine Is called Root of Heaven-and-Earth. |
Ch. 06 | Sentence 3 |
Beck | It seems to be continuously within us. Use it, and it will never fail. |
Blackney | Constantly, and so forever, Use her without labour. |
Bynner | Breath for men to draw from as they will: And the more they take of it, the more remains. |
Byrn | It is like a vapour, barely seen but always present. Use it effortlessly. |
Chan | It is continuous, and seems to be always existing. Use it and you will never wear it out. |
Cleary | Continuous, on the brink of existence, to put in into practice, don't try to force it. |
Crowley | Its operation is of pure Joy and Love, and fails never. |
Hansen | Silken! It's as if it abides. Handle it gently. |
LaFargue | It seems to endure on and on. One who uses It never wears out. |
Legge | Long and unbroken does its power remain, Used gently, and without the touch of pain. |
Lindauer | Continuous, soft, it looks like it exists - It is infrequently used. |
LinYutan | Continuously, continuously, It seems to remain. Draw upon it And it serves you with ease. |
Mabry | Dimly seen, yet eternally present It is always there for you to use. It's easy! |
McDonald | It's there within us all the while; draw upon it as you will, you can never wear it out. |
Merel | The Way moves within it: Draw upon it; it will not run dry. |
Mitchell | The Tao is called the Great Mother: empty yet inexhaustible, it gives birth to infinite worlds. It is always present within you. You can use it any way you want. |
Muller | The valley spirit never dies. It is called "the mysterious female." The opening of the mysterious female Is called "the root of Heaven and Earth." Continuous, seeming to remain. Use it without exertion. |
Red Pine | The valley spirit that doesn't die we call the dark womb the dark womb's mouth we call the source of creation as real as gossamer silk and yet we can't exhaust it. |
Ta-Kao | 'The Valley and the Spirit never die.' They form what is called the Mystic Mother, From whose gate comes the origin of heaven and earth. This (the origin) seems ever to endure. In use it can never be exhausted. |
Walker | Invisible yet ever present, you can use it forever without using it up. |
Wieger | Sprouting forth, she does not expend herself; acting, she does not tire herself. |
World | It is invisible to the senses, yet totally permeates all things. It is inexhaustible and eternally available for any purpose. |
Wu | Lingering like gossamer, it has only a hint of existence; And yet when you draw upon it, it is inexhaustible. |