Tao Te Ching 42
42
Chapter 42 of the Daodejing
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“The Tao gives birth to One…” sits at chapter 42 in the received 81-chapter order.
Scripture
One integer. Several kinds of text.
A title that says Forty-two. A verse that counts forty-two youths. Three received chapter seats. They are not one text. The Sutra is not a psalm number. Consultation is not a count of boys.
The title is 42
- T784Forty-two Chapters
The work’s own name. Forty-two sections. Not a later seat.
A count in the verse
- 422 Kings 2:24
Forty and two youths. The integer is in the Hebrew clause.
Editorial seats
- 42Sūrah 42
al-Shūrā. Consultation. The number is the received order.
ch. 42Tao Te Chinghere
Wang Bi numbering. Mawangdui orders the material differently.
- Ps 42Psalm 42
The thirst is in the poem. The 42 is in the numbering.
What it supports
A chapter designation in the Wang Bi / received numbering. The poem is real. The seat is editorial.
What it does not
Mawangdui recensions order material differently.
ExactnessChapter / verse
FormChapter / psalm 42
Unitchapter
Strengthattested