Detailed Translation Comparison
Quote by Lao Tzu
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English
Translation 1
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He who is well established (in Tao) cannot be pulled away. He who has a firm grasp (of Tao) cannot be separated from it. Thus from generation to generation his ancestral sacrifice will never be suspended.
When one cultivates virtue in his person, it becomes genuine virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his family, it becomes overflowing virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his community, it becomes lasting virtue. When one cultivates virtue in his country, it becomes abundant virtue. When one cultivates virtue in the world, it becomes universal.
Therefore the person should be viewed as a person. The family should be viewed as a family. The community should be viewed as a community. The country should be viewed as a country. And the world should be viewed as the world.
How do I know this to be the case in the world? Through this.
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Last updated:
2026-02-13 13:43
Spanish
Translation 2
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Lo que está bien plantado no puede desenraizarse.
Lo que está bien ceñido no puede soltarse.
Tus descendientes harán ofrendas a los antepasados de generaciónen generación.
Cultiva la Virtud en tu propia persona y se convertirá en unaverdadera parte de ti.
Si la cultivas en la familia, permanecerá.
Si la cultivas en la comunidad, vivirá y crecerá.
Si la cultivas en el estado, florecerá abundantemente.
Si la cultivas en el mundo, se volverá universal.
Por ello, una persona debe ser juzgada como una persona; una familiacomo familia; una comunidad como comunidad; un estado como estado.
¿Cómo puedo conocer el mundo?
Por lo que se halla en mi interior.
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658
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109
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Last updated:
2026-02-13 13:43
Comparison Metrics
Character Difference
-187
chars shorter
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Word Count Difference
-38
words less
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Similarity Score
33.9%
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