Chapter 18 Dyer
Action arises from one's own heart.
When the greatness of the Dao is absent, action comes from the rules of kindness and justice.
If you need rules to be kind and just, if you act virtuous, this is a sure sign that virtue is absent.
Thus we see the great hypocrisy.
When kinship falls into discord, piety and rights of devotion arise.
When the country falls into chaos, official loyalists will appear and patriotism is born.
Chapter 18 Henricks
1. Therefore, when the Great Way is rejected, it is then that we have the virtues of humanity and righteousness;
2. When knowledge and wisdom appear, it is then that there is great hypocrisy;
3. When the six relations are not in harmony, it is then that we have filial piety and compassion;
4. And when the country is in chaos and confusion, it is then that there are virtuous officials.
Chapter 18 Lau
When the great way falls into disuse
There are benevolence and rectitude;
When cleverness emerges
There is great hypocrisy;
When the six relations are at variance
There are filial children;
When the state is benighted
There are loyal ministers.
Chapter 18 Wu
When the Great Tao was abandoned,
There appeared humanity and justice.
When intelligence and wit arose,
There appeared great hypocrites.
When the six relations lost their harmony,
There appeared filial piety and paternal kindness.
When darkness and disorder began to reign in a kingdom,
There appeared the loyal ministers.