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.

第八章

上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。居善地，心善渊，与善仁，言善信，政善治，事善能，动善时。夫唯不争，故无尤。