Carrying in his breast the boundless image of the Way;
The world is but a path to wend

Wandering without suffering
Settling on the tranquil ground of the boundless

Pleasure and glee, like music and delicacies
Stop the traveler passing by

The Way emerges a mouthful
Bland, mild, tasteless; it holds not a flavour!

Look at its unimpressive visage
Hear its unsatisfactory sound
Use its insufficient ends

執大象
天下往

往而不害
安平太

樂與餌
過客止

道之出口
淡乎其無味

視之不足見
聽之不足聞
用之不足既