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WHEN a great wound is healed,
There will still remain a scar.
Can
this be a desirable state of affairs?
Therefore, the Sage, holding the
left-hand tally,
Performs his part of the covenant,
But lays no
claims upon others.
The virtuous attends to his duties;
The virtueless knows only to
levy duties upon
the people. The Way of Heaven has no private
affections,
But always accords with the good.
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