The highest good is like water. Water
| Index | Chinese | Pinyin | Literal | Idiomatic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 上 | shang | high | The highest |
| 2 | 善 | shan | good | good |
| 3 | 若 | ruo | is like | is like |
| 4 | 水 | shui | water | water. |
| 5 | 水 | shui | water | Water |
| 6 | 善 | shan | ||
| 7 | 利 | li | ||
| 8 | 萬 | wan | ||
| 9 | 物 | wu | ||
| 10 | 而 | er | ||
| 11 | 不 | bu | ||
| 12 | 爭 | zheng | ||
| 13 | 處 | chu | ||
| 14 | 眾 | zhong | ||
| 15 | 人 | ren | ||
| 16 | 之 | zhi | ||
| 17 | 所 | suo | ||
| 18 | 惡 | wu | ||
| 19 | 故 | gu | ||
| 20 | 幾 | ji | ||
| 21 | 於 | yu | ||
| 22 | 道 | dao | ||
| 23 | 居 | ju | ||
| 24 | 善 | shan | ||
| 25 | 地 | di | ||
| 26 | 心 | xin | ||
| 27 | 善 | shan | ||
| 28 | 淵 | yuan | ||
| 29 | 與 | yu | ||
| 30 | 善 | shan | ||
| 31 | 仁 | ren | ||
| 32 | 言 | yan | ||
| 33 | 善 | shan | ||
| 34 | 信 | xin | ||
| 35 | 正 | zheng | ||
| 36 | 善 | shan | ||
| 37 | 治 | zhi | ||
| 38 | 事 | shi | ||
| 39 | 善 | shan | ||
| 40 | 能 | neng | ||
| 41 | 動 | dong | ||
| 42 | 善 | shan | ||
| 43 | 時 | shi | ||
| 44 | 夫 | fu | ||
| 45 | 唯 | wei | ||
| 46 | 不 | bu | ||
| 47 | 爭 | zheng | ||
| 48 | 故 | gu | ||
| 49 | 無 | wu | ||
| 50 | 尤 | you |