《道德经》英译（1-10，许渊冲版）

第四章

道冲而用之，或不盈。
渊兮，似万物之宗。（挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘。）湛兮，似或存。
吾不知谁之子，象帝之先。

Chapter 4

The divine law is formless,
its use is inexhaustible.
It is endless,
whence come all things
where the sharp is blunted,
the knots are united,
the glare is softened,
all look like dust.
Apparent,
it seems to exist.
I do not know when it came;
it seems to exist before God.