Chapter 40
反者道之动
反者道之动；
弱者道之用。
天下万物生于有，
有生于无。
a> Reversal is the motion of the Dao. Weakness is the method of the Dao.
b> The things of the world are born from being, and being is born of nothing.
A modern classroom translation, with labeled subsections for study.
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