Lao Tzu
Name of God
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"The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao,
The name that can be named is not the eternal name"

       Mitchell

"Existence is beyond the power of words to define,
Terms may be used But none of them are absolute"

       Brynner

"The way you can go isn't the real way;
The name you can say isn't the real name."

       Le Guin

"As for the Way, the Way that can be spoken of is not the constant Way;
As for names, the name that can be named is not the constant name."

       Henricks

"The ways that can be walked are not the eternal Way;
The names that can be named are not the eternal name."

       Mair

"Speakable way-making - this is not really way-making,
nameable naming - this is not really naming."

       Ames & Hill

We can name God, but we cannot know God. I interpret the "Way" of Lao Tzu and Chung Tzu as "God" as a close translation