63 為無為 事無事 味無味

老子道德經第六十三章

為無為　事無事　味無味
大小多少　報怨以德
圖難於其易　為大於其細
是以聖人終不為大　故能成其大

夫輕諾必寡信　多易必多難
是以聖人猶難之　故終無難矣

======
SIXTY-THREE

Practice non-action.
Work without doing.
Taste the tasteless.
Magnify the small, increase the few.
Reward bitterness with care.

See simplicity in the complicated.
Achieve greatness in little things.

In the universe the difficult things are done as if they are easy.
In the universe great acts are made up of small deeds.
The sage does not attempt anything very big,
And thus achieves greatness.

Easy promises make for little trust.
Taking things lightly results in great difficulty.
Because the sage always confronts difficulties,
He never experiences them.

======
63.

Do the non-doing;
Work on the non-work;
Enjoy the non-enjoyable.
See small as big, see less as more;
Return hatred with kindness.
To tackle the difficult, start from the easy;
To accomplish the great, start from the trivial.
See, the master never attempts the great,
And therefore he achieves the great.

One who promises easily often has little sincerity.
One who oversimplifies often encounters the complicated.
Therefore, handle everything as if it is complex,
And then you will never face true difficulties.