He chapter hi hlawhphak thawng in thil a sang na ai zongah a va hnai ta ti. Khaw thawng, leisa ni, thazuok thaw hi kan tam na ai zongah a va sang ta tawk ti. Tia kan duh na ai zongah thil a sang na hi, a hnai ta lam kan peh ti.
Key Concepts
知止
功成身退
谦逊
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9, "Thil Awnnak Leisa Ni", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/cnh/chapters/9/
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Thil awnnak leisa hi, milian aw na se fi. Tuah in var in hngal ve a, a na chu a hnai ta ve. Leng tu leisa in inn sung hnai ta hi, a chu a khum aw tloh na se fi. Hlawsiam le thazuok thaw in zah so se, khaw thawng in a vakhnak a hmui thluh. Project a ni ta la, taksa hi a chu kan chuak sak na se fi; cu he thil hi Pathian leiamtharnak cawnpiak.
Zumh Thlen Ruahnak
Hi chapter hi engnge?
He chapter hi hlawhphak thawng in thil a sang na ai zongah a va hnai ta ti. Khaw thawng, leisa ni, thazuok thaw hi kan tam na ai zongah a va sang ta tawk ti. Tia kan duh na ai zongah thil a sang na hi, a hnai ta lam kan peh ti.
ka hnen ah a thawisei?
Ka bia hi khawng in tu ah in hlawhphak a tam tawk le. Ka thil tam na kan tuah la, tu ah in vanhnak tuah na hman na ai nawn lawk ti. Length hi khawng in a hnai ta tawk na se fi, a thil kha hnai ta kan tuah lawk ti.
Nihin ka tuah lai a si ah?
Nithun khawng in thil a sang na tam zong hi hlawh lawk ti. Ka thil a sang na hman na ai ah tu ah kan pek sa le hmu hi. Ka hlawhphak tam na ai zongah hnai lam kan pe lawk ti.
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
AI Modern
Thil awnnak leisa hi, milian aw na se fi. Tuah in var in hngal ve a, a na chu a hnai ta ve. Leng tu leisa in inn sung hnai ta hi, a chu a khum aw tloh na se fi. Hlawsiam le thazuok thaw in zah so se, khaw thawng in a vakhnak a hmui thluh. Project a ni ta la, taksa hi a chu kan chuak sak na se fi; cu he thil hi Pathian leiamtharnak cawnpiak.
ka thil ruahnak
chapter nih na chung ah thil ruat a si? na si ah chuan awn na hmang?