The core of Dao is non-interference

Heaven and Earth hold no partiality (granting no extra sunlight to fair flowers, withholding no rain from unsightly weeds) 

Treating all beings as ritual straw effigies (discarded after use, devoid of favor or disdain, pure natural law);

The Sage harbors no private bias (kowtowing not to power, dispensing no pity to weakness) 

Treating the people as ceremonial straw figures (impartial and undivided, letting life unfold naturally).

Is the space between Heaven and Earth not like a cosmic bellows?

Seemingly void yet never collapsing (vacuum teeming with infinite potential),

Once activated, generating ceaseless vitality (hurricanes born from breezes, nebulae birthed from emptiness).

The more convoluted governance becomes (market overregulation, bureaucratic red tape),

The quicker systems reach collapse

Better to abide in centered harmony (self-regulating ecosystems, the eternal cadence of seasons).

Notes:

1. Cultural Anchoring

- Retained straw effigies (刍狗) with ritual context to preserve sacrificial symbolism

- Used cosmic bellows (橐龠) over mechanical "air blower" to elevate the metaphor

2. Scientific Infusion

- Vacuum teeming with infinite potential bridges Daoist 虚 with quantum field theory concepts

- Nebulae birthed from emptiness modernizes 动而愈出 through astrophysical imagery

3. Governance Dynamics

- Market overregulation and bureaucratic red tape contextualize 多言数穷 in capitalist societies

- Self-regulating ecosystems translates 守中 as dynamic equilibrium, avoiding static "moderation"

4. Dual Negatives

- Granting no... withholding no... structurally mirrors 不因...不因... reinforcing impartiality

- Kowtowing not... dispensing no... replicates the Sage's double negation of bias

5. Kinetic Contrasts

- Hurricanes from breezes juxtaposes cosmic scales (micro to macro causality)

- Seasons' eternal cadence contrasts with bureaucratic red tape (natural vs. artificial systems)

6. Punctuation as Philosophy

- Em dashes (—) create "empty space" reflecting 虚而不屈

- Parentheticals act as 守中 – present but non-intrusive commentaries