载营魄抱一，能无离乎？专气致柔，能如婴儿乎？涤除玄览，能无疵乎？爱国治民，能无为乎？天门开阖，能为雌乎？明白四达，能无知乎。生之畜之，生而不有，为而不恃，长而不宰，是谓玄德。

When carrying on your head your perplexed bodily  soul can you embrace in your arms the one and not let  go?

In concentrating your breath can you become as  supple as a babe?

Can you polish your mysterious mirror and leave  no blemish?

Can you love the people and govern the state  without resorting to action?

When the gates of heaven open and shut  

Are you capable of keeping to the role of the  female?

When your discernment penetrates the four  quarters

Are you capable of not knowing  anything?

It gives them life and rears  them.

It gives them life yet exacts no  authority.

Such is called the mysterious  virtue.