The bright way looks dim.
the progressive way looks retrograde.
the smooth way looks like an abyss.
great whiteness looks spotted.
Abundant virtue looks shabby.
Solid virtue looks as though melted.
Great squareness has no corners. Great talents ripen late.
Great sound is silent.
Great form is shapeless.
The Dao is hidden and nameless;
yet it alone knows how to render help and to fulfill.