Line by Line - Verse 46, Line 6

no calamity greater than to be discontented with one's lot;
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

No greater curse than discontent,
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

No disaster greater than discontentment
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

Nothing is more dangerous than desire.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

The discontented person is the person who always wants more. Nothing is sufficient. Nothing is ever enough. Each mountain scaled becomes a foothold of the next mountain to climb. There are no plateaus, only larger peaks to conquer in the distance.

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