Tao Te Ching Chapter 79

79th Chapter
Deep resentment will inevitably lead to grievances;
use morality to repay resentment.
How can this be a proper solution?
A sage keeps a receipt to save the evidence,
but it is not for the purpose of making others to pay their debts.
People who have morals are as tolerant as the saints who hold the evidence.
People without morals are as harsh and cunning as those who oversee taxation.
The laws of nature have no preference for anyone, and always help good people with virtue.

Implications from the Holy Books

The bounty and mercy we receive from God is a great debt. God does not ask us to pay the debt. But when we realize it, we truly owe Him a lot and will never be able to pay it back.

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