Line by Line - Verse 31, Line 14

the general commanding in chief has his on the right;
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

The commander-in-chief on the right.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

The major general is positioned to the right
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

(No corresponding line)
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

Again, what this whole series of lines seeks to illustrate is that we have choices in life. We can choose to impose our will on others (the right) or we can flow with the circumstances we encounter in life (the left).

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