Tao Bible - Ezekiel 5:1-2

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
~ King James version ~

Tao neither asks nor directs us to carry out symbolic acts.
~ possible Taoist alternative ~

It seems weird to me that a supreme being would ask his followers or messengers to carry out such strange and symbolic acts, particularly acts that few people will understand!

Tao asks nothing of us. Tao isn't interested in symbolism or ritual. All that stuff is thought up and carried out by humans.

If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.