《道德经》英译（11-20，Arthur Waley 版）

第十一章　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
三十辐共一毂，当其无，有车之用。
埏埴以为器，当其无，有器之用。
凿户牖以为室，当其无，有室之用。
故有之以为利，无之以为用。

Chapter 11

We put thirty spokes together and call it a wheel;
But it is on the space where there is nothing that
    the usefulness of the wheel depends.
We turn clay to make a vessel;
But it is on the space where there is nothing that
    the usefulness of the vessel depends.
We pierce doors and windows to make a house;
And it is on these spaces where there is nothing
    that the usefulness of the house depends.
Therefore just as we take advantage of what is, we
    should recognise the usefulness of what is not.