Line by Line - Verse 49, Line 6

To those who are sincere (with me), I am sincere;
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

I have faith in people who are faithful.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Those who believe, I believe them
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

They have faith in the faithful,
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

As John Lash applies this line to Tai Chi,

The Tai Chi person has faith in the Tao and the progress of human development, and that all people will reach a state of harmony with the universe.

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