Dai shiga go gaja ai lit hpe shadu na hku sharin ya nga ai. N HPru ai lit go hto n mai, sung ai lit go tot n mai, dai majo num sali ni go mying shagu tu ngun ma ai. Hkum hta lit shadu yang gaja wa ai, dai lit go dum, gahtong, mungdan, lamu mun htinggabru tsa wa ai. Dai hku nna, hkum hpe yu yang lamu mun htinggabru ni hpe chye ai.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 54, "Gaja Ai N HPru Ai Masha N Hto", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kac/chapters/54/
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Gaja ai n hpru ai masha go hto n mai, gaja ai sung ai masha go n mai tot ai, num sali ni go nhtoi shagu masum dat nna, mying shagu nhtoi sha tu ngun ma ai. Hkum hta lit shadu yang, lit go gaja wa ai; dum hta lit shadu yang, lit lu sha wa ai; gahtong hta lit shadu yang, lit gaba wa ai; mungdan hta lit shadu yang, lit hpaji wa ai; lamu mun htinggabru ting hta lit shadu yang, lit hpaji wa ai. Dai majo, hkum hpe nna hkum hpe yu, dum hpe nna dum hpe yu, gahtong hpe nna gahtong hpe yu, mungdan hpe nna mungdan hpe yu, lamu mun htinggabru ting hpe nna lamu mun htinggabru ting hpe yu na. Ngai lamu mun htinggabru ni hpe ya yang re, dai hku nna rai sai!
Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen
Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?
Dai shiga go gaja ai lit hpe shadu na hku sharin ya nga ai. N HPru ai lit go hto n mai, sung ai lit go tot n mai, dai majo num sali ni go mying shagu tu ngun ma ai. Hkum hta lit shadu yang gaja wa ai, dai lit go dum, gahtong, mungdan, lamu mun htinggabru tsa wa ai. Dai hku nna, hkum hpe yu yang lamu mun htinggabru ni hpe chye ai.
Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?
Ngai hkum ngai hta lit shadu na. Dai hku shadu yang, ngai mung lit lu la na. Ngai hkum gaja jang, ngai lang hkui dum gaja wa na. Dai myit hku nna, ngai mung num sali ni hpe gaja ai hku shangang na.
Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?
Nhtoi shagu, ngai hkum hta lit shadu na. Lamu shagu, ngai hkum hpe shadan dat, ngai hkum hpe chye na. Dai hku shadu yang, ngai hkum lit gaja wa na, dai lit go num sali tsa wa na.
What (Tao's) skilful planter plants Can never be uptorn; What his skilful arms enfold, From him can ne'er be borne. Sons shall bring in lengthening line, Sacrifices to his shrine. Tao when nursed within one's self, His vigour will make true; And where the family it rules What riches will accrue!
AI Modern
Gaja ai n hpru ai masha go hto n mai, gaja ai sung ai masha go n mai tot ai, num sali ni go nhtoi shagu masum dat nna, mying shagu nhtoi sha tu ngun ma ai. Hkum hta lit shadu yang, lit go gaja wa ai; dum hta lit shadu yang, lit lu sha wa ai; gahtong hta lit shadu yang, lit gaba wa ai; mungdan hta lit shadu yang, lit hpaji wa ai; lamu mun htinggabru ting hta lit shadu yang, lit hpaji wa ai. Dai majo, hkum hpe nna hkum hpe yu, dum hpe nna dum hpe yu, gahtong hpe nna gahtong hpe yu, mungdan hpe nna mungdan hpe yu, lamu mun htinggabru ting hpe nna lamu mun htinggabru ting hpe yu na. Ngai lamu mun htinggabru ni hpe ya yang re, dai hku nna rai sai!
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