The best quality/character is like water.
The water’s good qualities/characters are it benefits everything but does not fight over,
and it willingly goes to where others hate,
Thus it is almost like the Dao.
It’s good to be/live on the ground,
to deepen a heart,
to love people while associating with them.
to keep one’s word while talking,
to be peace while governing,
to do what one is capable of,
to act at a fit time.
Because of the non-fighting-over,
there will be no problem.
上善若水。
水善利萬物而不爭,
處眾人之所惡,
故幾於道。
居善地,
心善淵,
與善仁,
言善信,
正善治,
事善能,
動善時。
夫唯不爭,
故無尤。