1The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty,     full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he     whose (desires) are many goes astray.

2Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of     humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from     self-display, and therefore he shines; from self-assertion, and     therefore he is distinguished; from self-boasting, and therefore his     merit is acknowledged; from self-complacency, and therefore he     acquires superiority. It is because he is thus free from striving     that therefore no one in the world is able to strive with him.

3That saying of the ancients that 'the partial becomes complete' was     not vainly spoken:--all real completion is comprehended under it.