Original Chinese text. The navigation is in English; this edition does not include an English translation. Read it as historical and cultural material, not as a factual prediction or professional advice.

第四十二章

道生一，一生二，二生三，三生万物。万物负阴而抱阳，冲气以为和。人之所恶，唯孤寡不谷，而王公以为称。故物或损之而益，或益之而损。人之所教，我亦教之。强梁者不得其死，吾将以为教父。