~{ 不尚贤，使民不争；不贵难得之货，使民不为盗；不见可欲，使~}
~{民心不乱。~}
~{ 是以圣人之治，虚其心，实其腹，弱其志，强其骨。常使民无知~}
~{无欲。使夫智者不敢为也。为无为，则无不治。~}
3.Inaction
Notpraisingtheworthypreventsrivalry,
Notesteemingthevaluablepreventstheft,
Notdisplayingthebeautifulpreventsdesire.
Sothegentlegovernpeople:
Emptyingtheirminds,
Fillingtheirbellies,
Weakeningtheirambitions,
Andstrengtheningtheirbones.
Ifpeoplelackknowledgeanddesire
Thentheycannotact;
Ifnoactionistaken
Harmonyremains.