Verse 14: The string of the way

視之不見名曰夷。
Sighted but not observed, is named barbaric.
聽之不聞名曰希。
Heard but not listened, is named rare.
摶之不得名曰微。
Felt but not grasped, is named tiny.
此三者不可致詰，故混而為一。
These three cannot be further investigated, so they mix into one.
其上不皦，其下不昧，
Its high is not bright, its low is not dark,
繩繩不可名
Its strings cannot be named.
復歸於無物
Returning to non-objects,
是謂無狀之狀，
It is called the greatness of the non-greatness.
無物之象，是謂惚恍。
The image of non-objects, is called the indistinct.
迎之不見其首，
In welcoming the front cannot be seen
隨之不見其後。
In following the back cannot be seen
執古之道以御今之有
Pursue the ancient way to master the present
能知古始，是謂道紀。
To be able to know the ancient beginning, is called the string of the way.

Comments,
"Barbaric" sometimes translated as elusive. I have kept this here for comedic effect, since he's actually implying that the Tao seems like barbaric raiders, disrupting the accumulative lifestyle of civilisation. Haha. I have also kept the string imagery here, since it is fitting that the Tao is the indescribable fabric of reality/existence/everything.