Line by Line - Verse 53, Line 10

pamper themselves in eating and drinking,
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

And indulge themselves with food and drink;
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

Fill up on drinks and food
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

and living the high life.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

The great irony in America -- supposedly the richest nation in history -- is that, while record numbers of citizens rely on government assistance and public handouts to meet their most basic nutritional needs, the big wigs in society meet at swanky restaurants where they order $500 bottles of wine and $250 steaks.

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