Do your work, Then quietly step back

Filling to fullness is not as good as stopping at the right moment.
Over sharpening a blade causes its edge to be lost.
Line your home with treasures and you won't be able to defend it.
Accumulate possessions, establish positions, display your pride: 
And soon enough disaster drives you to your knees.

Heaven and Earth are not sentimental; 
They regard all things as dispensable.
The sage isn't sentimental either
He views all forms as ephemeral; short-lived and transitional.

Tao is like bellows: empty but inexhaustible. 
Too much talk about it evaporates your understanding. 

This is the way of heavens: 
Do your work, then quietly step back.