He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm. When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which may be said to be contrary to the Tao. Whatever is contrary to the Tao soon ends.
AI Nkmoderno
Umuntu ufite imico myiza cyane, afanana n'umwana mutoya utaravutse. Inyamaswa ziterura n'inzoka ntizamwishyiraho, inyamaswa ngurube ntizamus接近, inyoni zikomeye ntizamwishyiraho. Amagufa ye ararushye, amenyo ye ararushye ariko agenda bishya. Ntazi gushaka abagore n'abagabo, ariko ugutwi lwe rwakongera - ari uko amagara ye arushye. Yicaye yira umunsi wose atavuga nk'aho arakomereye - ari uko ubutindi bwemeze. Kumenya ubutindi bwemeze bishya k'igihe kitaraheruka, kumenya ibyo kitaraheruka birakwongerera ubwenge. Kwigira inzara y'ubuzima bwije bishya biratanga amarangi, umutima ukoresheje umwuka w'ubuzima birakomera. Ibyabaye byishya, byishanga birashakana. Bivuga ko ari ukutagenda mu nzira y'ukuri, kugenda mu nzira y'ukuri biratanga urupfu rw'isi.
