V 為 三 為 ⁓: Five Sheaths 'R3 Three Yet One, Only

 ⮩ 58, 57, 52, 51

                 ⮩ 3Ø

                        ⮩ 壹 「為 一 壹」To The One, faithful

                                    faithful; committed 

                                    以懲不壹。 

                                    From: Commentary of Zuo

                                    Yǐ chéng bù yī.

                                    To punish those not loyal.

《道德經-第二十二章》

道生一，一生二，二生三，三生萬物。
萬物負陰而抱陽，沖氣以為和。
人之所惡，唯孤、寡、不穀，而王公以為稱。
故物或損之而益，或益之而損。
人之所教，我亦教之。
強梁者不得其死，吾將以為教父。

(The transformations of the Dào)

The Dào produced One; One produced Two; Two produced Three; Three produced All things.

All things leave behind them the Obscurity (out of which they have come) and go forward to embrace the Brightness (into which they have emerged), while they are harmonised by the Breath of Vacancy.

What men dislike is to be orphans, to have little virtue, to be as carriages without naves; and yet these are the designations which kings and princes use for themselves.

So it is that some things are increased by being diminished, and others are diminished by being increased.

What other men (thus) teach, I also teach.

The violent and strong do not die their natural death. I will make this the basis of my teaching.

42―Herman Ould, 1946

From the Dào was born the One;
From the One was born the Two;
From the Two was born the Three;
And from the Three, all things proceeded.
All creatures have the shadow at their backs and embrace the light;
And the everlasting breath of life unites them.
What men hate is to be orphaned, lonely, unworthy;
But do not kings and princes often so describe themselves?
"For things by being diminished may be increased,
And by being increased, diminished."
What others teach, I will teach too.
"Those who are foolhardy and violent do not come to a natural end."
On this maxim, I too will base my teaching.

42―Arthur Waley, 1934

Dào gave birth to the One;
The One gave birth successively to two things,
Three things, up to ten thousand.
These ten thousand creatures cannot turn their backs to the shade
Without having the sun on their bellies,
And it is on this blending of the breaths that their harmony depends.

To be orphaned, needy, ill-provided is what men most hate;
Yet princes and dukes style themselves so.

Truly, “things are often increased by seeking to diminish them
And diminished by seeking to increase them.”
The maxims that others use in their teaching I too will use in mine.
Show me a man of violence that came to a good end,
And I will take him for my teacher.