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The Tao Te Ching is almost always translated interpretively rather than literally because (a) the text itself is elliptical, and (b) Chinese characters often have multiple meanings, so literal translations are difficult to follow. For instance, the first line of the Tao Te Ching literally read:
tao taoed not eternal tao
since 'tao' can mean any of the following - way, path, doctrine, principle... - and the verb form (taoed, which is actually "k'o tao" - possibly "known tao" or "done tao") is difficult to transfer directly to English, translators have always used interpretive strategies, such as "The way that can be told is not the true way" or "The path that can be followed is not the true path". No single translation is the obvious best or most literal, since all of them involve some degree of interpretation; the text requires contemplation to get at its central meaning.
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