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"To hold and fill (a vessel) to the full (ying), It had better not be done. To temper and sharpen a sword, Its edge could not be kept (pao) long. To fill the hall with gold and jade, There is no way to guard (shou) them. To be rich, exalted, and proud, This is to invite blame (chiu) upon oneself. When work is done (sui), the person (sheng) retires, Such is the Tao of heaven."