Verse 19

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Abandon holiness 
Discard cleverness 
    and the people will benefit a hundredfold 
Abandon the rules of "kindness" 
Discard "righteous" actions 
    and the people will return 
    to their own natural affections 
Abandon book learning 
Discard the rules of behaviour 
    and the people will have no worries 
Abandon plots and schemes 
Discard profit-seeking 
    and the people will not become thieves 
    
These lessons are mere elaborations 
The essence of my teachings is this: 
    See with original purity 
    Embrace with original simplicity 
    Reduce what you have 
    Decrease what you want