The way of heaven is like archery, lowering when it is high, and raising when it is low; when it's too tight you relax, and when it's not tight enough, you pull more.
Heaven takes away from those who have excess to help those who do not have enough.
It is not so with men: it takes away from those who do not have enough to give to those who have excess.
Who is the one capable of give his superfluity to the people of the empire? There is only the one who follows the Tao.
So a wise soul does without claiming, achieves great things without prizing. He does not want to show his wisdom.