Line by Line - Verse 6, Line 5

Used gently, and without the touch of pain.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

Use it; it will never fail.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Utilize it; it is never exhausted
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

They just have to use it.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

If everything that has ever existed is a manifestation of Tao -- the grandest mystery of all -- then it can never be exhausted or used up. It can never fail because it is whatever is.

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