Ua aʻo mai kēia paukū i nā mea wela ʻekolu e mālama ai: ʻo ka mālie, ʻo ka mālama ʻia, a ʻo ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua. Hōʻike mai ia, ʻo ka mālie nō kekahi mea nui loa—i ka kaua, e lanakila ai; i ka pale ʻana, e paʻa ai. ʻO ka lani, e mālama ia i ka poʻe mālie.
Key Concepts
三宝
慈
俭
不敢为天下先
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "Nā Mea Wela ʻEkolu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/67/
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Ke ʻōlelo ka honua a pau nei, he nui koʻu Alan Mua, akā ua like ʻole ia me kēia mea. No ka mea, no kona nui, ua like ʻole ia me kēia mea. Inā e like ia me kēia mea, inā ua lōʻihi kona liʻiliʻi ʻia aku nei! He mau mea wela ʻekolu aʻu e mālama nei, e mālama mau ai: ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka mālie; ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka mālama ʻia; ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua o ka honua nei. No ka mālie, hiki nō ke aloha; no ka mālama ʻia, hiki nō ke laulā; no ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua, hiki nō ke lilo i mea nui. Inā wehe ʻia ka mālie, a koho ʻia ka ikaika wale nō, inā wehe ʻia ka mālama ʻia, a koho ʻia ka laulā wale nō, inā wehe ʻia ka hope, a koho ʻia ka mua, ua make! No ka mālie, inā e kaua, e lanakila; inā e kūō, e paʻa. Inā e hoʻōla ka lani, e mālama ia i ka poʻe mālie.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ua aʻo mai kēia paukū i nā mea wela ʻekolu e mālama ai: ʻo ka mālie, ʻo ka mālama ʻia, a ʻo ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua. Hōʻike mai ia, ʻo ka mālie nō kekahi mea nui loa—i ka kaua, e lanakila ai; i ka pale ʻana, e paʻa ai. ʻO ka lani, e mālama ia i ka poʻe mālie.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
ʻO ia nō, ua ʻimi mau au i ka ikaika ma ka hōʻeha ʻana aku, i ka laulā ma ka hoʻopōʻai ʻana aku, a i ka mua ma ka hoʻoikaika ʻana aku. Ua loaʻa iaʻu nā mea āpau, akā ʻaʻohe o lākou i hoʻopūʻonia mai i koʻu naʻau. E like me Lao Tse, ua like nō koʻu Alan Mua me ka ʻole o kekahi mea—a no laila, he nui ia.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e mālama au i ka mālie ma koʻu ʻōlelo a me koʻu ʻino ʻana aku i nā mea. ʻO ka mālie, ʻo ia ka pale aku a me ke kōkua aku.
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
AI Modern
Ke ʻōlelo ka honua a pau nei, he nui koʻu Alan Mua, akā ua like ʻole ia me kēia mea. No ka mea, no kona nui, ua like ʻole ia me kēia mea. Inā e like ia me kēia mea, inā ua lōʻihi kona liʻiliʻi ʻia aku nei! He mau mea wela ʻekolu aʻu e mālama nei, e mālama mau ai: ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka mālie; ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka mālama ʻia; ʻo kekahi, ʻo ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua o ka honua nei. No ka mālie, hiki nō ke aloha; no ka mālama ʻia, hiki nō ke laulā; no ka noho ʻole ʻana i mua, hiki nō ke lilo i mea nui. Inā wehe ʻia ka mālie, a koho ʻia ka ikaika wale nō, inā wehe ʻia ka mālama ʻia, a koho ʻia ka laulā wale nō, inā wehe ʻia ka hope, a koho ʻia ka mua, ua make! No ka mālie, inā e kaua, e lanakila; inā e kūō, e paʻa. Inā e hoʻōla ka lani, e mālama ia i ka poʻe mālie.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?
