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"When government policy is general and vague, The common people are honest and simple; When government policy is meticulous and severe, The common people become wily and crafty. Misfortune is what fortune leans on; Fortune is what misfortune hides under. Who knows the boundary? There is no absolute standard. Right can turn into wrong; Good can turn into evil. People have been puzzled For a very long time. Therefore the sage is Square but does not cut, Incisive but does not hurt, Direct but not unrestrained Brilliant but not glaring."