Line by Line - Verse 30, Lines 16-17

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~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

Achieve results,
But not through violence.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Achieves result but does not dominate
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

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~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

Violence begets violence. For me, it is as simple as that.

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