高者抑之，下者举之；有余者损之，不足者补之。
When a bow is bent the top comes down and the bottom-end comes up.[sic]
天之道，损有余而补不足。
So too does Heaven take away from those who have too much, and give to those that have not enough.
孰能有余以奉天下，唯有道者。
He takes away from those that have not-enough in order To make offering to those who already have too much. #2 One there is and one only, so rich that he the possessor of Tao.
是以圣人为而不恃，功成而不处，其不欲见贤。
If, then, the Sage “though he controls does not lean, and when he has achieved his aim does not linger”, it is because he does not wish to reveal himself as better than others.