When government is restrained people are straightforward:
When government is intrusive people are devious.
Good fortune masks misfortune:
Misfortune masks good fortune.
Who knows how they will end their days?
Are there any guarantees?
Right actions carried to extremes become wrong.
Good may be subverted to hide evil.
These are enantiodromias which deceive the populace.
Therefore the wise are
… right without being self-righteous.
… honest without being legalistic.
… straightforward without being ruthless.
… enlightened without being preachy.
When government is intrusive people are devious.
Good fortune masks misfortune:
Misfortune masks good fortune.
Who knows how they will end their days?
Are there any guarantees?
Right actions carried to extremes become wrong.
Good may be subverted to hide evil.
These are enantiodromias which deceive the populace.
Therefore the wise are
… right without being self-righteous.
… honest without being legalistic.
… straightforward without being ruthless.
… enlightened without being preachy.
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