What’s your favorite translation of the Tao te Ching?  

I’ve always been partial to the Jane English version, less sterile intellectual language and strong poetic vibes.

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I like a lot of David Hinton's translations, including that one.

I second David Hinton — not sure I could choose a favorite, but his is up there. Fluid and expressive.

He is careful to translate the same concepts as the same English words, eg, ziran/tzu-jan is always "things occurring of themselves".

Tho I do wish he used the pinyin and not Wade-Giles 🥲

I have only read the Jane English version but I swear by it!

Jane English for sure.

I also enjoy Lin Yutang's.