Another man, with a goitre big as a large jar, had the ear of

This is of course a gibe. Hui Tzii purposely takes Chuang Tzii's words 6 double entent,e. 'TAO gives him his expression', said Chuang Tzii, 'and God

gives him his form. He does not permit good and evil to disturb his internal economy. But now you are devoting your intelligence to externals, and wearing out your mental powers. You prop yourself against a tree and mutter, or lean over a table with halfclosed eyes.