Tao Te Ching · Ch. 77

天之道,其猶張弓與?高者抑之,下者舉之;有餘者損之,不足者補之。天之道,損有餘而補不足。人之道,則不然,損不足以奉有餘。孰能有餘以奉天下,唯有道者。是以聖人為而不恃,功成而弗居,其不欲見賢。

Tiān zhī dào, qí yóu zhāng gōng yú? Gāo zhě yì zhī, xià zhě jǔ zhī; Yǒu yú zhě sǔn zhī, bù zú zhě bǔ zhī. Tiān zhī dào, sǔn yǒu yú ér bǔ bù zú. Rén zhī dào, zé bù rán, sǔn bù zú yǐ fèng yǒu yú. Shú néng yǒu yú yǐ fèng tiān xià, wéi yǒu dào zhě. Shì yǐ shèng rén wéi ér bù shì, gōng chéng ér fú jū, qí bù yù jiàn xián.

Is not the way of Heaven like the drawing of a bow? What is high is pulled down; what is low is lifted up. What has excess is reduced; what is deficient is supplemented. The way of Heaven reduces excess and supplements deficiency. The way of humanity is otherwise — it takes from the deficient to add to those who already have excess. Who can take from their own surplus to serve the world? Only those who possess the Tao. Therefore the sage acts but does not claim the credit; accomplishes but does not dwell in the achievement; and has no wish to display superiority.

— Tao Te Ching 77

Source: Wang Bi edition (Chinese) + Hanyu Pinyin transliteration