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.

第五章

天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。天地之间，其犹橐龠乎？虚而不屈，动而愈出。多言数穷，不如守中。