Line by Line - Verse 77, Line 6

It is not so with the way of man.
~ James Legge translation, from The Sacred Books of the East, 1891 ~

Man's way is different.
~ Gia-fu Feng and Jane English translation, published by Vintage Books, 1989 ~

The Tao of people is not so
~ Derek Lin translation, from Tao Te Ching: Annotated & Explained, published by SkyLight Paths, 2006 ~

[No corresponding line]
~ Ron Hogan rendition, from Beatrice.com, 2004 ~

By and large, we humans don't seem to learn the lessons of nature around us. Too often, we believe we are above or superior to nature. So, we manipulate situations and variables in an attempt to meet our desires and expectations, then we are dumbfounded when the laws and processes of nature thwart our plans.

You'd think we would get with the program after a while!

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