Ua ʻī maila kēia paukū, ʻo nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i, ʻaʻole lākou mea pōmaikaʻi, a ua inu ʻia lākou e nā mea a pau. ʻAʻohe mea e hoʻohiehie ai i ke akea ʻana, a ʻo ka mea e ʻoliʻoli ai i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka, ʻaʻole hiki ia aku e loaʻa iā ia ke aloha o ka honua.
Key Concepts
兵
不祥
恬淡
丧礼
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 31, "Nā Mea'āpana Ko'iko'i", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/31/
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Owau nō hoʻi, ʻo nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i, ʻaʻole lākou mea pōmaikaʻi; ua inu ʻia lākou e nā mea a pau, no laila, ʻo ka poʻe aloha i ke ala, ʻaʻole lākou e noho pū me lākou. ʻO ke kanaka kiʻekiʻe, i kona noho ʻana, hoʻomana nui ia i ka ʻākau; akā, i kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ko'iko'i, hoʻomana nui ia i ka hema. ʻAʻole nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i mea pōmaikaʻi; ʻaʻole lākou mea no ke kanaka kiʻekiʻe. He mea pono wale nō hoʻi ka hoʻohana ʻana iā lākou, a e mālie loa. ʻO ka lanakila ʻana, ʻaʻole ia mea hiehie; no ka mea, ʻo ka mea nāna ka lanakila e hoʻohiehie, ʻo ia ke ʻoliʻoli i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka. ʻO ka mea ʻoliʻoli i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka, ʻaʻole hiki ia aku e loaʻa iā ia ka makemake o ka honua a pau. I nā mea pōmaikaʻi, e hoʻomana nui i ka ʻākau; i nā mea ʻino, e hoʻomana nui i ka hema. ʻO ke kauka ko'iko'i ahupokaʻi, noho ʻo ia ma ka ʻākau; ʻo ke ko'iko'i nui, noho ʻo ia ma ka hema, no ka mea, e like me ke ʻōlelo ʻia, e like me ke kanikau. I ka make ʻana o nā kānaka he nui, e uē lākou me ke kaumaha; a i ka lanakila ʻana, e mālie lākou me ke kanikau.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ua ʻī maila kēia paukū, ʻo nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i, ʻaʻole lākou mea pōmaikaʻi, a ua inu ʻia lākou e nā mea a pau. ʻAʻohe mea e hoʻohiehie ai i ke akea ʻana, a ʻo ka mea e ʻoliʻoli ai i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka, ʻaʻole hiki ia aku e loaʻa iā ia ke aloha o ka honua.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
I koʻu noho ʻana, ua aʻo au ʻē iaʻu iho, ʻo ka hoʻomaha ʻana a me ka mālie, ʻo ia ka mea e hoʻopōmaikaʻi ai iāʻu a me koʻu poʻe aloha. ʻAʻole au e ʻimi i ke akea ʻana, akā, inā aʻu i ʻike i ka hana ʻino, e kūpaʻa wau no ka pono.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e mālie au, ʻaʻole au e ʻōlelo ino i kekahi, a e hoʻomana aku au i ke aloha no nā mea a pau e ola ana, a e nānā aku au i nā mea pōmaikaʻi o koʻu noho ʻana.
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures. Therefore they who have the Tao do not like to employ them. The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand.
AI Modern
Owau nō hoʻi, ʻo nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i, ʻaʻole lākou mea pōmaikaʻi; ua inu ʻia lākou e nā mea a pau, no laila, ʻo ka poʻe aloha i ke ala, ʻaʻole lākou e noho pū me lākou. ʻO ke kanaka kiʻekiʻe, i kona noho ʻana, hoʻomana nui ia i ka ʻākau; akā, i kona hoʻohana ʻana i nā mea ko'iko'i, hoʻomana nui ia i ka hema. ʻAʻole nā mea'āpana ko'iko'i mea pōmaikaʻi; ʻaʻole lākou mea no ke kanaka kiʻekiʻe. He mea pono wale nō hoʻi ka hoʻohana ʻana iā lākou, a e mālie loa. ʻO ka lanakila ʻana, ʻaʻole ia mea hiehie; no ka mea, ʻo ka mea nāna ka lanakila e hoʻohiehie, ʻo ia ke ʻoliʻoli i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka. ʻO ka mea ʻoliʻoli i ka make ʻana o nā kānaka, ʻaʻole hiki ia aku e loaʻa iā ia ka makemake o ka honua a pau. I nā mea pōmaikaʻi, e hoʻomana nui i ka ʻākau; i nā mea ʻino, e hoʻomana nui i ka hema. ʻO ke kauka ko'iko'i ahupokaʻi, noho ʻo ia ma ka ʻākau; ʻo ke ko'iko'i nui, noho ʻo ia ma ka hema, no ka mea, e like me ke ʻōlelo ʻia, e like me ke kanikau. I ka make ʻana o nā kānaka he nui, e uē lākou me ke kaumaha; a i ka lanakila ʻana, e mālie lākou me ke kanikau.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
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