Chaptà 39 tok sɛ wit wan i de mek ɔl tin dɛn wɔk. Di skai, di grɔn, spirit, vule dɛn, ɔl kriɛcha dɛn, ɛn king dɛn — ɔl dɛn gɛt wit wan. I nɔ gɛt wit wan, ɔl go brok. Dis tel wi se ɔl tin dɛn de depend pan wan anoda, ɛn wit wan i de mek ɔl tins gɛt i proprieti.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 39, "Tori Bot Wen Evri Tin Get Wit Wan", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kri/chapters/39/
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Lɔgɔ tɛm we ol dis tin bin dɛn gɛt wit wan: di hɛvan gɛt wit wan e bin de klia, di erd gɛt wit wan e bin de swit, di spirit dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin de wa wit i, di vule dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin de ful, ɔl kriɛcha dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin gɛt laif, ɔl di king dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin bi liva fɔ pipul. But if yu tek am komɔt: if di hɛvan lɔs am, e go brɛk apa; if di erd lɔs am, e go shɛk; if di spirit dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go stap; if di vule dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go drai op; if ɔl kriɛcha dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go dɛd; if di king dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go fel. Nao, di tin we mek pipul big na lowpipul we i dɔn big. Di tin we mek i hoi na di fɔn dɛn we i sidɔn ɔn. Dat na wetin di king dɛn bin se dɛn dɔn lɔn: «Mi lɔn» ɛn «mi nɔ gɛt.» Dɛn bin se dis na wit lɔwipipul dɛn. Trɔe, dɛn sidɔn nɔ want nɔ big tɔk; dɛn want di tin we nɔ shain lɛk gɔld bɔt di tin we strɔng lɛk stɔn.
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Wetin dis chápá na abaut?
Chaptà 39 tok sɛ wit wan i de mek ɔl tin dɛn wɔk. Di skai, di grɔn, spirit, vule dɛn, ɔl kriɛcha dɛn, ɛn king dɛn — ɔl dɛn gɛt wit wan. I nɔ gɛt wit wan, ɔl go brok. Dis tel wi se ɔl tin dɛn de depend pan wan anoda, ɛn wit wan i de mek ɔl tins gɛt i proprieti.
Aw dis tɔch mi laif?
Mi sabi se wi nɔ de we wi dɛn witɔ sɛf. Wi nɛd sɔmting we big pas wi, wan fɔs we i big pas wi mind — wan fɔs we i de lɛp wi ɔl. Mi sabi se wen mi fɔgɛt dis wan ɛn tɛnk se mi sabi ɔl tɛn, mi laif bigin fɔ fel apat. Afta, wen mi sabi se mi nidu, mi nid sɔmting we big pas mi, mi kin fɔl bak ɛn fɛl di pe ɔn insaid.
Wetin I mas du tude?
Tude, wen i bɔda yu sɛ wit sɔm tin we yu fink se yu nɛd, tɛnk bɔt wan taim we yu fɛl sɔliti ɔr nida sɔm kɛndɔn hɛlp. Lɛk di king we dɛn kin kɔl dɛnsɛf «lɔn» ɛn «withɔt», fainda we yu kin admit se yu nid pipul ɛn yu nid di Tin we i big pas ɔl. Yu go si se na insaid lɔw dɛn wit trupin dɛn kip.
The things which from of old have got the One (the Tao) are Heaven which by it is bright and pure; Earth rendered thereby firm and sure; Spirits with powers by it supplied; Valleys kept full throughout their void; All creatures which through it do live; Princes and kings who from it do their model give.
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Lɔgɔ tɛm we ol dis tin bin dɛn gɛt wit wan: di hɛvan gɛt wit wan e bin de klia, di erd gɛt wit wan e bin de swit, di spirit dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin de wa wit i, di vule dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin de ful, ɔl kriɛcha dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin gɛt laif, ɔl di king dɛn gɛt wit wan dɛn bin bi liva fɔ pipul. But if yu tek am komɔt: if di hɛvan lɔs am, e go brɛk apa; if di erd lɔs am, e go shɛk; if di spirit dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go stap; if di vule dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go drai op; if ɔl kriɛcha dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go dɛd; if di king dɛn lɔs am, dɛn go fel. Nao, di tin we mek pipul big na lowpipul we i dɔn big. Di tin we mek i hoi na di fɔn dɛn we i sidɔn ɔn. Dat na wetin di king dɛn bin se dɛn dɔn lɔn: «Mi lɔn» ɛn «mi nɔ gɛt.» Dɛn bin se dis na wit lɔwipipul dɛn. Trɔe, dɛn sidɔn nɔ want nɔ big tɔk; dɛn want di tin we nɔ shain lɛk gɔld bɔt di tin we strɔng lɛk stɔn.
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