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"When the government is sluggish and dull, The people are honest and content;* When the government is discriminating and exacting, The people are wily and restless.** Calamity is what good fortune depends on. Good fortune is what calamity hides in. Who knows their utmost? Is it not better to have no rectitude?*3* Rectitude returns to trickery;*4* And goodness returns to evil.*5* The people's delusion has long existed.*6* Therefore, the Sage is square but not cutting;*7* is honest but does not hurt;*8* is straight but does not bully;*9* is bright but does not shine.*10*"