He who knows (the Tao) does not (care to) speak (about it); he who is (ever ready to) speak about it does not know it. This is called 'the Mysterious Agreement.' (Such an one) cannot be treated familiarly or distantly; he is beyond all consideration of profit or injury; of nobility or meanness: he is the noblest man under heaven.
AI Nkmoderno
Uw'umugisha abona ibintu byose ntavuga ibyavuye mu kanwa ke, n'uwavuga ibyavuye mu kanwa ke nta byavuye mu mutwe we. Funga imitse, gira inzira, shima ubukombe bwawe, koroshya impindano z'ubuzima bwawe, hubahiriza umucyo wawe, hamwe n'umugaragu wawe - ni ibyo kwemeza ubusetsa bw'ukuri. Kubera ibyo, ntawushobora kubera impuhwe, ntawushobora kubera ihombyo; ntawushobora kubera inyungu, ntawushobora kubera ingaruka; ntawushobora kubera ubuhembo, ntawushobora kubera impurira. Bivugwamo mu nzego zose z'ubugabo.
