Verse 34: Big and Small

大道氾兮，
The Big Way overflows,
其可左右。
When It moves, It can go both left and right.
萬物恃之以生而不辭，
The 10,000 things depend on It for survival, and It never deserts them.
功成而不名有。
It does the work but claims no title.
衣養萬物而不為主，
Caring for the 10,000 things without acting like the owner
常無欲可名於小。
The Constant without desire can be named Small.
萬物歸焉，而不為主，
The 10,000 things all return to It, but It does not act like the owner.
可名為大。
so It can also be named Big.
以其終不自為大，
Until the end It will never act big,
故能成其大。
yet It can yield big results.

Comments
"left and right" is an allegory here for Yin and Yang. Note how the Way can be both Small, and Big at the same time.