Juelue is not genuine and does not conform to Daoist writings. Eliminate superficiality and there will be no worries or troubles. Wei and A are both forms of response — how far apart can they be? In times of crisis, simplicity is despised while ornamentation is prized. Those who are good receive praise; those who are evil face remonstration — how far apart can they be? In times of crisis, the upright and loyal are despised while sycophants are used. What people fear, one cannot help but fear — what people fear is a ruler who does not abandon learning; one cannot help but fear this, for it brings flattery and leads to the killing of virtuous men. Desolate indeed, with no end in sight — the people of the secular world are confused, desiring to advance their learning without end. The multitude is bustling and lively — meaning unrestrained indulgence in desires and passions — like partaking of a grand sacrificial feast, with never enough. As if ascending a terrace in spring — spring is when yin and yang intermingle, all things are stirred; ascending the terrace causes one's thoughts to become sensually indulgent. I alone am fearful, yet no signs have appeared — I alone remain calm and quiet, with no visible signs of desire. Like an infant who has not yet smiled — like a child still unable to respond when playing. I am like a destitute person in the remote countryside, with nowhere to return or belong.

The multitude all have surplus — surplus wealth for extravagance and surplus wisdom for deception. But I alone seem to be left behind — I alone am as if abandoned, appearing insufficient. My heart is like that of a fool — not following the ways of ordinary people, I remain steadfast in unity and unmoved, as if my heart were that of a fool. Dun dun xi — without distinctions or differentiations. The worldly people are bright and clear — bright and perceptive. I alone am as if in darkness — like being in ignorance. The worldly people are sharp and discerning — meaning quick and hasty. I alone am dull and obtuse — without division or distinction. I alone am like the flow of rivers and seas, with no one knowing where their end lies. I alone drift and float, like flying or rising, with no stopping place; my will and thoughts dwell in the realm of spirits. The multitude all have purpose — meaning action or effort. But I alone am stubborn — I alone do nothing — like a rustic, as if unable to reach or understand. I alone am different from others. And I alone value and use the Dao — Shi means to use; Mu means the Dao; I alone value and employ the Dao, the mother of all things.