Lok pa cal pa jo ma turo, ma pe oyudo ma wege ma, ma pe onge cawa i oye. Onge loye, pe onge omiyo, pe onge kekeno. Jo pe opi ke ciamba, wodo wodo i wiye ma pe me kwo, ki ramba i gin ma pe me ngere, ma laka ma nyime i oye.
Key Concepts
小国寡民
简朴
甘美安乐
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 80, "Pe Kaculu, Pe Pi Mya", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/alz/chapters/80/
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Pe kaculu pa ci, pe mya ma oge. I wuni ma ramba ri olo, pe ogbedo oye. Onge oyubi wodo wodo, pe opi otugo ke piny. Ki onge wuoc, pe onge otugo wec. Nyo ki onge ciamba ma ramba, pe onge ca ma kwo. Onge ki ramba ma woko ka ari. Wiye oge pi nino ma lo, ma ngere me gwe, ma laka ma nyime, ma omiyo ki ramba pa i kwo. Ngewo kaculu ki turo, i wuni wang me kwo-jo, ki ramba oye wodo-nyo wodo, pe opi pe wec.
Parenyo Matek
Izibuko man opuoyo ango?
Lok pa cal pa jo ma turo, ma pe oyudo ma wege ma, ma pe onge cawa i oye. Onge loye, pe onge omiyo, pe onge kekeno. Jo pe opi ke ciamba, wodo wodo i wiye ma pe me kwo, ki ramba i gin ma pe me ngere, ma laka ma nyime i oye.
Tiyo kwede kwanena ango?
Kwan pa aye kpo ka aye piny ma pi ki aye pi i wuni. Ayi kwo i piere me ramba, a pe ayudo kpo. Lo aye pe turo, a owo nyime ki wuni ma pi ki aye. A kwan wege pi loye me gin ma aye pe onge ni.
Atim ango kawena?
Wodo kekeno ma ki wuni ma pe turo. Pi kwo pa atura wodo, pe onge ca i wiye me omiyo. Ngewo pe ki iye mo, ma ki iye pe kekeno ka winyo.
In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
AI Modern
Pe kaculu pa ci, pe mya ma oge. I wuni ma ramba ri olo, pe ogbedo oye. Onge oyubi wodo wodo, pe opi otugo ke piny. Ki onge wuoc, pe onge otugo wec. Nyo ki onge ciamba ma ramba, pe onge ca ma kwo. Onge ki ramba ma woko ka ari. Wiye oge pi nino ma lo, ma ngere me gwe, ma laka ma nyime, ma omiyo ki ramba pa i kwo. Ngewo kaculu ki turo, i wuni wang me kwo-jo, ki ramba oye wodo-nyo wodo, pe opi pe wec.
Lum Wage
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