do not control the people with laws,

　　nor violence nor espionage,

　　but conquer them with inaction.

　　for:

　　the more morals and taboos there are,

　　the more cruelty afflicts people;

　　the more guns and knives there are,

　　the more factions divide people;

　　the more arts and skills there are,

　　the more change obsoletes people;

　　the more laws and taxes there are,

　　the more theft corrupts people.

　　yet take no action, and the people nurture eachother;

　　make no laws, and the people deal fairly with eachother;

　　own no interest, and the people cooperate with eachother;

　　express no desire, and the people harmonize with eachother.