I share such simple teachings
And tell of such easy practices

Yet the world cannot bear these teachings
Nor are able to practice them

My words have a long ancestry
And my duty is sovereign

But they understand nothing
They can not use my knowledge

Those who understand me are rare
Those who follow me are precious

It is as if the Sage is clad in drab burlap, yet underneath, his breast is adorned by precious jade

吾言甚易知
甚易行

天下莫能知
莫能行

言有宗
事有君

夫唯無知
是以不我知

知我者希
則我者貴

是以聖人被褐懷玉