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"He who has the Tao is the refuge of all beings. He is the treasure of the good man, He is the support of the man who is not good. Beautiful words through Tao gain power, Man, by following it gains steadfastness in action, But, by the evil man, its possession is ignored. The Son of Heaven sits enthroned, His three Ministers are appointed. One carries inj his hand a tablet of jade: Another is followed by a mounted retinue, But the one who is most values sits quietly, and offers as his gift this Tao. How was the Tao prized by men of Old? Daily they sought for it. They found it, hid within the Self. It gives a way of escape to the guilty. Therefore it is prized by all men."