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Trustworthy words are not elegant;

elegant words are not trustworthy.

Those who understand are not widely learned;

the widely learned do not necessarily understand.

Those who are good avoid debate;

skill at debate does not mean you are good.

The sage does not accumulate.

The more he acts for others the more he himself has.

In giving evrything away he finds abundant richness.

heaven's Way is to bring benefit, but at no one's expense.

The sage's actions always accord with Heaven's.