Listlessly govern
And the people are happy
Govern exactingly
And the people are restless
Bad fortune sometimes
Brings out the good
And good fortune, too,
May give rise to the bad
Who can say how things will end?
Perhaps there is no end
Sometimes down is up and up is down
Be not certain, be not severe
Thus the sage is firm but not sharp
Honest but not condemning
Straight but not upright
Bright but not dazzling
Tao Wisdom