no fault greater than the wish to be getting.The insatiable desire for material wealth has been a pox on human society. It always separates the people into the haves and the have nots. The former have more than any one individual needs and the latter barely have enough to survive.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~
No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~
No fault greater than avarice
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~
Nothing is more disastrous than greed.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~
It creates a world of supreme imbalance and imbalance is the antithesis of Tao.
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