道德经英文版（微明第三十六）
~{ 将欲歙之，必故张之；将欲弱之，必故强之；将欲废之，必故兴~}
~{之；将欲取之，必故与之。是谓微明。~}~{ 柔弱胜刚强。鱼不可脱于渊，国之利器不可以示人。~}
36.OppositionToreducesomeone'sinfluence,firstexpandit;
Toreducesomeone'sforce,firstincreaseit;
Tooverthrowsomeone,firstexaltthem;
Totakefromsomeone,firstgivetothem.
Thisisthesubtletybywhichtheweakovercomethestrong,
Forfishshouldnotleavetheirdepths,
Andswordsshouldnotleavetheirscabbards.