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This is good advice and kindly given, OldDog47 .. Carol Depp is a biologist and her translation has the virtue of that perspective, she writes from Oregon, and gardening is her forte. Your list includes excellent translations for u/efoshay to which I suggest two more, in the same spirit as you’ve shown, to encourage breadth of exposure and tuning of the ear: I suggest the two older translations, Arthur Waley and Richard Wilhelm .. the difference between them of course being that Waley is classical and more oriented to the social values for good governance, where Wilhelm’s perspective is more ‘personal’, perhaps even psychological, and valuable to the individual as scripture. Links = Waley’s The Way and its Power, and Wilhelm’s Tao Te Ching: Book of Meaning and Life. Having read seven you clearly share my view that nearly everyone taking on the daunting task of translation of such a classic, has something to offer. Unfortunately we can not say all. I thank you for Op who has wonderful future reading the Tao Te Ching, we wish you well!
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