Below is the chapter from two excellent sources along with the original Chinese text. The first source is from a translation by D.T. Suzuki & Paul Carus in 1913 followed by a translation by Stephen Mitchell in 1988.
Chapter 43
1. The world's weakest overcomes the world's hardest.
2. Non-existence enters into the impenetrable.
3. Thereby I comprehend of non-assertion the advantage. There are few in the world who obtain of non-assertion the advantage and of silence the lesson.
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The gentlest thing in the world
overcomes the hardest thing in the world.
That which has no substance
entres where there is no space.
This shows the value of non-action.
Teaching without words,
performing without actions:
that is the Master's way.
2. Non-existence enters into the impenetrable.
3. Thereby I comprehend of non-assertion the advantage. There are few in the world who obtain of non-assertion the advantage and of silence the lesson.
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The gentlest thing in the world
overcomes the hardest thing in the world.
That which has no substance
entres where there is no space.
This shows the value of non-action.
Teaching without words,
performing without actions:
that is the Master's way.
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