| roots | pinyin, English |
| 离隹 | lí rare beast [yak], zhüi bird |
| separating (-ion) | JL, VM, GR, CM |
| avoid separation | FE |
| departing | PI |
| departing from | WC, EC |
| disintegrated | PC |
| quit it | AW |
| forsake the Tao | LY |
| maintain their perfect harmony | W1 |
| let go | L1, WW |
| let them be divided | C1 |
| wander | RP |
| drifting away | DH |
| straying | DL |
MWD-A missing all text.
RP omits 'hü'. AH has 'wú 毋' for 'wú'.
| leaves (-ing) | LY, WC, EC, VM, AL, DL, JS, WW, PI |
| go far from | JL |
| far from | RP, DH |
| stray from | GR |
| depart | PC |
| separation | AL, DC |
| separated from | AW |
| separates himself from | C1 |
| part with | W1 |
| lets out of his sight | L1 |
| lose sight of | FE |
| putting down | CM |
MWD-A and FY have 'qi 其' after 'lí'; RP and AH follow; and MWD-B has 'qi 亓'. MWD has '甾 zäi [cultivated ground]' for 'zï'.
| depart | DL |
| departs (-ing) from | WC, EC, DC |
| leave | GR |
| leave you | PI |
| desert you | L1, VM |
| retains | JL |
| deviate | PC |
| calls upon in vain | AW |
| cut up | LY |
| To move constantly in the path of | W1 |
| Ever true and unswerving | FE |
| deviate from | C1 |
| endure | AL |
| lose | RP |
| abide by | DH |
| lapse | CM |
| stay close to | WW |
MWD-A has 'ji 鷄 [chicken]' for 'li'; MWD-B has 'li 离 [strange]'.