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Chapter

27

善行无辙迹;善言无瑕谪;善数不用筹策;善闭无关楗而不可开;善结无绳约而不可解。
是以圣人常善救人,故无弃人;常善救物,故无弃物。是谓袭明。
故善人,不善人之师;不善人,善人之资。不贵其师,不爱其资,虽智大迷,是谓要妙。

Good walkers leave no track; good talkers do not make mistakes; good counters don’t use instruments; the one who knows how to close a door don’t use a lock, and no one can open it; the one who knows how to tie an object don’t use ropes, and no one can untie it.
So wise souls are good at saving people; that is why no one is forgotten. They are good at repairing things; that's why nothing is abandoned. It's called hidden talent.
This is why righteous ones are teachers of unkind people. Unkind ones are the mirror of righteous ones.
If one does not respect his teacher, and other does not like his mirror, although they may be clever, they are out of track.
This is an important and subtle virtue.

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