Line by Line - Verse 79, Line 8

it is always on the side of the good man.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

It stays with good men all the time.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

It constantly gives to the kind people
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

But if you do right by Tao,
Tao will do right by you.
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

The model of Tao is available to all things. Those beings that recognize this model and follow it are those who we label as good or virtuous.

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