Detailed Translation Comparison
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
58
При несведущем правительстве народ бесхитростен и добр,
при въедливом правительстве народ корежит недовольство.
В несчастье коренится счастье,
в счастье укрывается несчастье.
Кто знает их пределы?
В них нет определенности.
Прямолинейность переходит в хитрость,
добро приносит пагубу.
Люди заблуждаются уже очень давно.
Вот почему Премудрый человек, квадратным делаясь, не режет;
остер углами, но не колок,
прям, но не задирист,
ярок, но не затмевает.
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Last updated:
2026-02-13 13:43
Comparison Metrics
Character Difference
-267
chars shorter
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Word Count Difference
-65
words less
Translation 2 vs Translation 1
Similarity Score
2.7%
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