Line by Line - Verse 53, Line 7

and their granaries very empty.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

And the granaries are bare.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

The warehouses are empty
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

and the food supplies run out."
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

In the US, more people are on Food Stamps than ever before. More people are frequenting food banks too, yet, because so many people are out of work and money is darn tight, food banks in my region have reported a DROP of 70% in collected donations.

All the while, our government spends trillions of dollars on war-making. There always seems to be enough money to fund killing, but not enough to feed the people who are forced to support the war effort.

Our priorities are all screwed up!!

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