Loka nyaka jok kica kite tulo pe loke kwonu kuru, kica kite bweya pi munda. Kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki, ka ogwe kwo mako onge. Nyaka loka madungu pi wuwe wuwe, ka ogwe onge kwonu.
Key Concepts
天地
无为
守中
不仁
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 5, "Jok Kica Ok Neno Nyer Nyaka", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/alz/chapters/5/
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Jok kica onge neno nyer, ka ogwe okeche ki loko ra munda; kwaro aombe onge neno nyer, ka ogwe okweri ki loko ra munda. Pe kic amake me Jok kica onge kata gini? Kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki, ka ogwe kwo mako onge. Loka madungu pe loke kwonu, pe lum kit tuko manonu.
Parenyo Matek
Izibuko man opuoyo ango?
Loka nyaka jok kica kite tulo pe loke kwonu kuru, kica kite bweya pi munda. Kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki, ka ogwe kwo mako onge. Nyaka loka madungu pi wuwe wuwe, ka ogwe onge kwonu.
Tiyo kwede kwanena ango?
Ahinga ni pe ahingi man thinga kica, ki jok kica kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki. Pe ahingi nyaka tuko manonu, kata kit tuko manyen pe ahingi keto kwonu.
Atim ango kawena?
Dakini ki piny man, kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki, pe ahingi keto kwonu ka ahingi wuwe wuwe madungu.
Heaven and earth do not act from (the impulse of) any wish to be benevolent; they deal with all things as the straw dogs are dealt with. The sages do not act from (any wish to be) benevolent; they deal with the people as the straw dogs are dealt with. May not the space between heaven and earth be compared to a bellows? It is emptied, yet it loses not its power; it is moved again, and sends forth air the more.
AI Modern
Jok kica onge neno nyer, ka ogwe okeche ki loko ra munda; kwaro aombe onge neno nyer, ka ogwe okweri ki loko ra munda. Pe kic amake me Jok kica onge kata gini? Kite kit tulo pe ki kuru ki, ka ogwe kwo mako onge. Loka madungu pe loke kwonu, pe lum kit tuko manonu.
Lum Wage
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
