Very different from the Le Guin translation I read first. At first I wasn't sure if buying this one was worth it or if it would be the same, but it was worth it, because it's completely different. I do think that the le Guin is easier to get into and I'm glad I started there, but this one provides another translation, another way of going into those teaching and it help think and even rethink your way of life. I like it and if you're into Buddhism and this kind of religious/philosophical way of thinking, the Tao Teh Ching is a book totally worth investing time on!