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English

Translation 1
52 There was a beginning of the universe Which may be called the Mother of the Universe. He who has found the mother (Tao) And thereby understands her sons (things), And having understood the sons, Still keeps to its mother, Will be free from danger throughout his lifetime. Close the mouth. Shut the doors (of cunning and desires). And to the end of life there will be (peace) without toil. Open the mouth. Meddle with affairs. And to the end of life there will be no salvation. Seeing what is small is called enlightenment. Keeping to weakness is called strength. Use the light. Revert to enlightenment. And thereby avoid danger to one's life - This is called practicing the eternal.
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Characters: 686
Words: 120
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Last updated: 2026-02-13 13:43

Korean

Translation 2
52 세상 λ§Œμ‚¬μ—λŠ” μ‹œμž‘μ΄ μžˆλŠ”λ°, 그것은 μ„Έμƒμ˜ μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆλ₯Ό μ•Œλ©΄, κ·Έ μžμ‹μ„ μ•Œ 수 μžˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έ μžμ‹μ„ μ•Œκ³ , κ·ΈλŸ¬κ³ λ„ κ·Έ μ–΄λ¨Έλ‹ˆλ₯Ό λ°›λ“€λ©΄, λͺΈμ΄ λ‹€ν•˜λŠ” λ‚ κΉŒμ§€ μœ„νƒœλ‘œμšΈ 것이 μ—†μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž…μ„ λ‹€λ¬΄μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. 문을 꽉 λ‹«μœΌμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. 평생토둝 μ• μ“°λŠ” 일이 없을 κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž…μ„ μ—¬μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. 일을 λ²Œμ—¬ λ†“μœΌμ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. ν‰μƒλ‘œλ‘ ν—€μ–΄λ‚  길이 없을 κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. μž‘μ€ 것을 λ³΄λŠ” 것이 λ°μŒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. λΆ€λ“œλŸ¬μ›€μ„ λ°›λ“œλŠ” 것이 κ°•ν•¨μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 빛을 μ“°μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‚˜ 밝음으둜 λŒμ•„κ°€μ‹­μ‹œμ˜€. λͺΈμ„ λ§μΉ˜λŠ” 일이 없을 κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€. 이것이 μ˜μ›μ„ λ°°μš°λŠ” κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.
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Characters: 303
Words: 71
Comments: 0
Last updated: 2026-02-13 13:43

Comparison Metrics

Character Difference
-383 chars shorter
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Word Count Difference
-49 words less
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Similarity Score
9.2%
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