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Chapter
11
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。
Thirty spokes meet around a hub; usefulness of a cart depends on holes in the hub. Clay makes vases; usefulness of vases depends on the hollow. Cut doors and windows to make a house; usefulness of the house depends on the apertures.
This is why profit comes from substance (Being), usefulness from shape (Non-Being).
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