Lao Tzu Tao Sayings - Verse 77

The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow.
The high end is pulled down and the low end is raised up.
The excessive is diminished and the deficient is supplemented.

It is the way of heaven to take where there is too much
in order to give where there is not enough.

The way of people is otherwise.
They take where there is not enough
in order to increase where there is already too much.

Who will take from their own excesses
and give to all under heaven?
Only those who hold to the Tao.

Therefore, the True Person benefits yet expects no reward,
does the work and moves on.
There is no desire to be considered better than others.

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