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The world calls me great,

like nothing else.

I am great precisely because

I am like nothing else.

If my teaching resembled some other,

it would have long since been diluted.

I have three true treasures:

the first is called compassion;

the second is called thrift;

the third is called not presuming to be above nature.

Compassion empowers courage.

Thrift can lead to generosity.

Not daring to try to rule nature,

the enduring vessel can be perfected.

These days people renounce compassion,

wanting courage;

renounce thrift, wanting extravagance;

reject humility, seeking leadership.

This is fatal.

Compassion is victorious in battle,

enduring in defense.

Heaven rescues and protects us

through compassion.