When at one with the Dao:

When heaven is at one, it is clear,

When earth is at one, it is fertile,

When the spirit is at one, it is serene,

When the refuge is at one, it is rewarding,

When the myriad things are at one, there is life,

When the leaders are at one, the people are respectable,

And become at one!

If the heaven is unclear, there is fear it will fracture;

If the earth is infertile, there is dread for disaster;

If the spirit is disturbed, there is anxiety in death;

If the refuge is deprived, there is panic over recession;

If the myriad things are lifeless, there is scare of extermination;

If the leaders are disrespectful,

absorbed in the admiration

of their own supremacy, the people becomes terrorized by authority.

Therefore admiration is based on humility,

Supremacy finds foundation in lowliness.

When the leaders maintain uninvolved, irrelevant and undeserving,

Is it not based on humility?

Therefore prepare your chariots and set them aside.

Yearn not for crowns and jewels,

And remain composed in grits and gravel.