Ua hōʻike kēia palapala i ka moana a me nā kahakai, no ka mea, aia lākou lalo iho, hiki iā lākou ke noho aliʻi. Inā makemake ʻoe e noho luna, e noho lalo āu. Inā makemake ʻoe e alakaʻi, e noho ma hope āu.
Key Concepts
下
不争
百谷王
身后
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 66, "Ka Moana a me nā Kahakai", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/66/
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Ka moana a me nā kahakai, aia lākou lalo iho o nā awāwa a pau, no laila, hiki iā lākou ke noho aliʻi o nā awāwa a pau. ʻOiai aia lākou lalo iho, aia nō lākou luna aʻe. No laila, inā makemake ʻoe e noho luna i luna o nā kānaka, ʻoiai e noho lalo ʻoe i nā manaʻo o nā kānaka. Inā makemake ʻoe e alakaʻi i mua o nā kānaka, e waiho ʻoe iā ʻoe iho ma hope o lākou. No laila, ʻo ka mea akahiko, aia ia luna aʻela, ʻaʻole naʻe e kaumaha nā kānaka; aia ia ma mua aʻela, ʻaʻole naʻe e ʻeha nā kānaka. No laila, hauʻoli nā kānaka e pūlou aku ia ia me ka ʻole o ka ʻeuʻeu. No ka mea, ʻaʻohe ona e hoʻoikaika ai, no laila, ʻaʻohe mea e hiki aku ai ke hoʻoikaika aku iā ia.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ua hōʻike kēia palapala i ka moana a me nā kahakai, no ka mea, aia lākou lalo iho, hiki iā lākou ke noho aliʻi. Inā makemake ʻoe e noho luna, e noho lalo āu. Inā makemake ʻoe e alakaʻi, e noho ma hope āu.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
Ma muli o kēia ʻōlelo, aʻo au e pili pono ai me ka haʻahaʻa a me ke kū ʻole i mua o nā mea ʻē aʻe. ʻO ka noho ʻana o luna aʻe, ʻo ia ka mea e lawe mai ai i ka hōʻea ʻana i nā mea a pau.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
E ʻōlelo ʻia kahi hana a pau i kēia lā me ka naʻaupō. E mālama i kou mau manaʻo iā ʻoe iho, mai aʻo aku iā ha mea.
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they; it is thus that they are the kings of them all. So it is that the sage (ruler), wishing to be above men, puts himself by his words below them.
AI Modern
Ka moana a me nā kahakai, aia lākou lalo iho o nā awāwa a pau, no laila, hiki iā lākou ke noho aliʻi o nā awāwa a pau. ʻOiai aia lākou lalo iho, aia nō lākou luna aʻe. No laila, inā makemake ʻoe e noho luna i luna o nā kānaka, ʻoiai e noho lalo ʻoe i nā manaʻo o nā kānaka. Inā makemake ʻoe e alakaʻi i mua o nā kānaka, e waiho ʻoe iā ʻoe iho ma hope o lākou. No laila, ʻo ka mea akahiko, aia ia luna aʻela, ʻaʻole naʻe e kaumaha nā kānaka; aia ia ma mua aʻela, ʻaʻole naʻe e ʻeha nā kānaka. No laila, hauʻoli nā kānaka e pūlou aku ia ia me ka ʻole o ka ʻeuʻeu. No ka mea, ʻaʻohe ona e hoʻoikaika ai, no laila, ʻaʻohe mea e hiki aku ai ke hoʻoikaika aku iā ia.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?
