Dai labu hta Tsao chyeju go, mungchying sha ni hpe si ai hte hkra ai lam hte manu ai. Shinggye masha ni hta, mungchying sha she si ai hte hkrit ai re. Yoyu ahtu si ai masha ni hpe madu nna si yang, madu shakut ai masha she madu sat ai re.
Key Concepts
死
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "Mungchying Sha Hkrit Ai Lahku N RAI", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kac/chapters/74/
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Mungchying sha si ai hte hkrit ai lahku n rai yang, si ai hte hkra tsun jang grai shakut nga ai. Mungchying sha ni hpe shani shanang yu nna si ai hte hkrit yang, hkye ai masha ni hpe ngai lu nna si ai dusson, gawun re mung? Yoyu aihtu si ai masha ni she si ai lam ra ai. Dai masha she si ai lam hpe madu nna sa ang ai dusson, tau hkram sha ni a lahkut hpe madu sat ai re. Madu sat ai masha she madu shakut ai.
Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen
Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?
Dai labu hta Tsao chyeju go, mungchying sha ni hpe si ai hte hkra ai lam hte manu ai. Shinggye masha ni hta, mungchying sha she si ai hte hkrit ai re. Yoyu ahtu si ai masha ni hpe madu nna si yang, madu shakut ai masha she madu sat ai re.
Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?
Ngai mung, mungchying sha ni hpe shakut majep ai lam hte yu chye nga ai. Madu lai nna mung masha ni hpe hkra jang, madu mung shakut majep ai myit mung lu nga ai.
Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?
Dai shani hta, ngai madu lai nna mung masha ni hpe hkra ai lam hpe tawam yong, madu sha ni hte sa shakut hkat nna, grai shakut ai myit hpe shayup sa wa na re.
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to) frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death, and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death, who would dare to do wrong? There is always One who presides over the infliction of death.
AI Modern
Mungchying sha si ai hte hkrit ai lahku n rai yang, si ai hte hkra tsun jang grai shakut nga ai. Mungchying sha ni hpe shani shanang yu nna si ai hte hkrit yang, hkye ai masha ni hpe ngai lu nna si ai dusson, gawun re mung? Yoyu aihtu si ai masha ni she si ai lam ra ai. Dai masha she si ai lam hpe madu nna sa ang ai dusson, tau hkram sha ni a lahkut hpe madu sat ai re. Madu sat ai masha she madu shakut ai.
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