Verse 10

Hold fast to the Power of the One
It will unify the body
    and merge it with the spirit
It will cleanse the vision
    and reveal the world as flawless
It will focus the life-force
    and make one supple as a newborn

As you love the people and rule the state
    can you be free of self-interest?
As the gates of Heaven open and close
    can you remain steadfast as a mother bird
    who sits with her nest?
As your wisdom reaches the four corners of the world
    can you keep the innocence of a beginner?

Know this Primal Power
    that guides without forcing
    that serves without seeking
    that brings forth and sustains life
        yet does not own or possess it

One who holds this Power
    brings Tao to this very Earth
He can triumph over a raging fire
    or the freeze of winter weather
Yet when he comes to rule the world
    it's with the gentleness of a feather