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Chapter 36
Natural Order

What is shrunken
a
Must have first been expanded
What is weakened
Must have first been strengthened

b
What is cast down
Must have first been exalted

c
What is received
Must have first been given
d
This is the subtle perception of things

e
The gentle and yielding overcome the hard and forceful
Just as fish cannot leave deep waters
d
So too the inner workings of the Heavenly kingdom
Cannot be revealed to the people