Chapter 43 Dyer
The softest of all things overrides the hardest of all things.
That without substance enters where there is no space.
Hence I know the value of non-action.
Teaching without words, performing without action, few in the world can grasp it.
That is the Master's way.
Rare indeed are those who obtain the bounty of this world.
Chapter 43 Henricks
1. The softest, most pliable thing in the world runs roughshod over the firmest things in the world.
2. that which has no substance gets into that which has no spaces or cracks.
3. I therefore know that there is benefit in taking no action.
4. The wordless teaching, the benefit of taking no action—
5. Few in the world can realize these!
Chapter 43 Lau
Exterminate learning, and there will no longer be worries.
The most submissive thing in the world can ride roughshod over the hardest in the world;
That which is without substance entering that which has no crevices.
That is why I know the benefit of resorting to no action.
The teaching that uses no words, the benefit of resorting to no action, these are beyond the understanding of all but a very few in the world.
Chapter 43 Wu
The softest of all things
Overrides the hardest of all things.
Only Nothing can enter into no-space.
Hence I know the advantages of Non-Ado.
Few things under heaven are as instructive as the lessons of Silence,
Or as beneficial as the fruits of Non-Ado.