He 'ōlelo keia no ka maika'i o ka uha'i 'ana. I ka piha 'ia a ka lilo aku, he mea 'ino. 'O ka pahi 'oi'oi loa, e 'eha ia. 'O ka waiwai a pau 'ia, 'a'ohe mea e mālama ai. 'O ka ho'okano i ka waiwai, he ho'okuke i ka hewa.
Key Concepts
知止
功成身退
谦逊
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9, "Ka Pale 'ana a ka Lilo", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/haw/chapters/9/
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Ka pa'a 'ana a ka piha 'ia, 'a'ohe maika'i i ka uha'i. Ke 'oi'oi 'oe i ka pahi, 'a'ohe loa'a e mālama 'ia. Inā e piha nā lumi i ke kula me ka pōhakuma, 'a'ohe mea e kūpa'a ai. I ka waiwai nui me ka ho'ohanohano, ke ho'ā'o 'oe i ka ho'okano, ua unuhi 'oe i kou mau hewa iho. I ka hanohia ka hana, e hele aku; he 'oia'i'o, o ka lani ke alanui.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
He 'ōlelo keia no ka maika'i o ka uha'i 'ana. I ka piha 'ia a ka lilo aku, he mea 'ino. 'O ka pahi 'oi'oi loa, e 'eha ia. 'O ka waiwai a pau 'ia, 'a'ohe mea e mālama ai. 'O ka ho'okano i ka waiwai, he ho'okuke i ka hewa.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
He mea nui kō'u no'ono'o 'ana i ka 'ao'ao o ka pale 'ana. Ua 'ike au, i ka nui 'ia o ka loio a me ka hanohano, ua hō'ole au i ko'u a'o. Ua 'ae au i ke ko'iko'i ke 'ole, a 'o ia ke 'ano o ka 'uhane waiwai.
He aha kaʻu e hana ai i kēia lā?
I kēia lā, e ho'opau au i kahi hana i ho'omaka nei, a e 'ae au i ka 'ao'ao 'ē a'e ke kōkua aku.
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
Ka pa'a 'ana a ka piha 'ia, 'a'ohe maika'i i ka uha'i. Ke 'oi'oi 'oe i ka pahi, 'a'ohe loa'a e mālama 'ia. Inā e piha nā lumi i ke kula me ka pōhakuma, 'a'ohe mea e kūpa'a ai. I ka waiwai nui me ka ho'ohanohano, ke ho'ā'o 'oe i ka ho'okano, ua unuhi 'oe i kou mau hewa iho. I ka hanohia ka hana, e hele aku; he 'oia'i'o, o ka lani ke alanui.
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?
