The Tao engenders beings, Virtue nourishes them, materials give them shape and the forces of nature perfect them. This is why all beings revere the Tao and honor Virtue.
The dignity of the Tao and the nobility of Virtue reside in the fact that they do not place themselves as the master of beings but let them evolve naturally. This is why the Tao gives them life, Virtue nourishes them, feeds them, educates them, perfects them, makes them mature, takes care of them, protects them.
It engenders them and does not possess them; it helps them and does not boast of it; it leads them and does not control them like a ruler. This is what is called a deep virtue.