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Quote by Lao Tzu
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English
Translation 1
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When the government is non-discriminative and dull, The people are contented and generous. When the government is searching and discriminative, The people are disappointed and contentious.
Calamity is that upon which happiness depends; Happiness is that in which calamity is latent.
Who knows when the limit will be reached? Is there no correctness (used to govern the world)? Then the correct again becomes the perverse. And the good again will become evil. The people have been deluded for a long time.
Therefore the sage is as pointed as a square but does not pierce. He is as acute as a knife but does not cut. He is as straight as an unbent line but does not extend. He is as bright as light but does not dazzle.
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Russian
Translation 2
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Чем повинности тягостнее, тем больше простые люди проливают слез. Чем налогообложение дотошнее, тем больше в народе недоимок. О, как же бедствующие укротят благополучных! Зачем утеснители доводят их до предела? Так никогда не приведут в порядок. Подвергают наказанию -- снова и снова творят зло. Наводят порядки -- снова и снова творят пагубное. Разве возможно день за днем неизменно вводить в заблуждение людей?
Именно поэтому совершенный человек связывает вместе, а не разлучает, вникает, а не укоряет, выводит на правильный путь, но не злоупотребляет, благоволит, но не явно.
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Comparison Metrics
Character Difference
-138
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Word Count Difference
-42
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Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Similarity Score
8.1%
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