Chapter 29 - Non-Forcing

To desire a control for this earth,
It's a dead endeavor without worth.
Upon the land where all divine beings have a place,
The tools of force and control nature forbades.
Try use force, it is destined to fail,
Try use control, freedom will prevail.
The noble one will just let it be,
No failed forcing and simply set free.

For all on this earth comes in different ways:
Those who leads, those who follows;
Those who calms and those who rustles;
Those who are stronger; those who are weaker;
Those who are steadier and those who are eager.

Thus the Daoist avoids extremity,
Avoids opulence and keeps to humility.

将欲取天下而为之，吾见其不得已。天下神器，不可为也，不可执也。为者败之，执者失之。是以圣人无为，故无败，故无失。夫物或行或随；或觑或吹；或强或羸；或载或隳。是以圣人去甚、去奢、去泰。