Line by Line - Verse 42, Line 3

Two produced Three;
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

Two begot three.r
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Two produce three
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

two making three,
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

Now that the forces of yin and yang are extant, balance is achieved. The earth is formed and awaits to be populated by being.

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