Dao De Jing 6

Archie J. Bahm (1958)
The tendency towards opposition is ever-present. Opposition is the source of all growth. And the principle of opposition is the source of all opposites. The principle of opposition is inherent in Nature, so oppositeness will continue forever, no matter how many opposites may come and go.

Frank J. MacHovec (1962)
The concept of Yin is ever present. It is the Mystic Female from whom the heavens and earth originate. Constantly, continuously, enduring always. Use her!

D. C. Lau (1963)
The spirit of the valley never dies. This is called the mysterious female. The gateway of the mysterious female Is called the root of heaven and earth. Dimly visible, it seems as if it were there, Yet use will never drain it.

Gia-fu Feng and Jane English (1972)
The valley spirit never dies; It is the woman, primal mother. Her gateway is the root of heaven and Earth. It is like a veil barely seen. Use it; it will never fail.

Hua-Ching Ni (1979)
The subtle essence of the universe is active. It is like an unfailing fountain of life which flows forever in a vast and profound valley. It is called the Primal Female and the Subtle Origin. The Gate of the Subtle Origin becomes the root of the universe. It subtly and gently generates without exhausting itself.

Stan Rosenthal (1984)
COMPLETION. Like the sheltered, fertile valley, the meditative mind is still, yet retains its energy. Since both energy and stillness, of themselves, do not have form, it is not through the senses that they may be found, nor understood by intellect alone, although, in nature, both abound. In the meditative state, the mind ceases to differentiate between existences, and that which may or may not be. It leaves them well alone, for they exist, not differentiated, but as one, within the meditative mind.

Jacob Trapp (1985)
THE MOTHER. The deathless valley Of the Abyss is yin, The Mystic Mother of all. At the door of yin, The Mystic Female, Is the threshold of earth and heaven. This is the ever-renewing Source upon which mebn may draw: The more they take, the more is given.

Stephen Mitchell (1988)
The Tao is called the Great Mother: /empty yet inexhaustible, /it gives birth to infinite worlds. //It is always present within you. /You can use it any way you want.

Victor H. Mair (1990)
The valley spirit never dies - it is called "the mysterious female"; The gate of the mysterious female is called "the root of heaven and earth." Gossamer it is, seemingly insubstantial, yet never consumed through use.

Michael LaFargue (1992)
"The Valley Spirit is undying." This is mysterious Femininity. The Abode of mysterious Femininity: This is the Root of Heaven and Earth. It seems to endure on and on. One who uses It never wears out.

Stephen Addiss and Stanley Lombardo (1993)
The Valley Spirit never dies. It is called the Mysterious Female. The entrance to the Mysterious Female Is called the root of Heaven and Earth. Endless flow Of inexhaustible energy.

Ursula K. Le Guin (1997)
WHAT IS COMPLETE. The valley spirit never dies. Call it the mystery, the woman. The mystery, the Door of the Woman, is the root of earth and heaven. Forever this endures, forever. And all its uses are easy.

Wang Keping (1998)
The spirit of the valley is immortal. It is called the subtle and profound female. The gate of the subtle and profound female Is the root of Heaven and Earth. It is continuous and everlasting, With a utility never exhausted.

Ron Hogan (2002)
Tao is an eternal mystery, and everything starts with Tao. Everybody has Tao in them. They just have to use it.

Roger T. Ames and David L. Hall (2003)
The life-force of the valley never dies — This is called the dark female. The gateway of the dark female — This is called the root of the world. Wispy and delicate, it only seems to be there, Yet its productivity is bottomless.

Red Pine (2009)
The valley spirit that doesn't die /we call the dark womb /the dark womb's mouth /we call the source of Heaven and Earth /as elusive as gossamer silk /and yet it can't be exhausted

William Scott Wilson (2010)
The daemon of the valley does not die; It is called the dark and mysterious female. The gate of the dark and mysterious female Is called the root of Heaven and Earth. It seems to esist like and unending thread; Use it -- it never wears out.

David Hinton (2015)
The valley spirit never dies. It's called dark female-enigma, and the gateway of dark female-enigma is called the root of heaven and earth, gossamer so unceasing it seems real. Use it: it's effortless.

Bruce R. Linnell (2015)
The spirit of the valley does not die – It is called the deep and mysterious feminine. The gateway of this deep and mysterious feminine – It is called the source of heaven and earth. Unbroken, it seems to exist. Using it takes no effort.