Empty yourself of everything. Stay always at peace. The ten thousand things
| Index | Chinese | Pinyin | Literal | Idiomatic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 致 | zhi | achieve | |
| 2 | 虛 | xu | empty | Empty |
| 3 | 極 | ji | ultimate | yourself of everything. |
| 4 | 守 | shou | keep | Stay |
| 5 | 靜 | jing | peaceful | at peace |
| 6 | 篤 | du | constant | always at peace. |
| 7 | 萬 | wan | ten thousand | The ten thousand |
| 8 | 物 | wu | things | things |
| 9 | 并 | bing | ||
| 10 | 作 | zuo | ||
| 11 | 吾 | wu | ||
| 12 | 以 | yi | ||
| 13 | 觀 | guan | ||
| 14 | 復 | fu | ||
| 15 | 夫 | fu | ||
| 16 | 物 | wu | ||
| 17 | 芸 | yun | ||
| 18 | 芸 | yun | ||
| 19 | 各 | ge | ||
| 20 | 復 | fu | ||
| 21 | 歸 | gui | ||
| 22 | 其 | qi | ||
| 23 | 根 | gen | ||
| 24 | 歸 | gui | ||
| 25 | 根 | gen | ||
| 26 | 曰 | yue | ||
| 27 | 靜 | jing | ||
| 28 | 是 | shi | ||
| 29 | 謂 | wei | ||
| 30 | 復 | fu | ||
| 31 | 命 | ming | ||
| 32 | 復 | fu | ||
| 33 | 命 | ming | ||
| 34 | 曰 | yue | ||
| 35 | 常 | chang | ||
| 36 | 知 | zhi | ||
| 37 | 常 | chang | ||
| 38 | 曰 | yue | ||
| 39 | 明 | ming | ||
| 40 | 不 | bu | ||
| 41 | 知 | zhi | ||
| 42 | 常 | chang | ||
| 43 | 妄 | wang | ||
| 44 | 作 | zuo | ||
| 45 | 凶 | xiong | ||
| 46 | 知 | zhi | ||
| 47 | 常 | chang | ||
| 48 | 容 | rong | ||
| 49 | 容 | rong | ||
| 50 | 乃 | nai | ||
| 51 | 公 | gong | ||
| 52 | 公 | gong | ||
| 53 | 乃 | nai | ||
| 54 | 王 | wang | ||
| 55 | 王 | wang | ||
| 56 | 乃 | nai | ||
| 57 | 天 | tian | ||
| 58 | 天 | tian | ||
| 59 | 乃 | nai | ||
| 60 | 道 | dao | ||
| 61 | 道 | dao | ||
| 62 | 乃 | nai | ||
| 63 | 久 | jiu | ||
| 64 | 沒 | mo | ||
| 65 | 身 | shen | ||
| 66 | 不 | bu | ||
| 67 | 殆 | dai |