Chapta 57

Governor Kntri Wit Trupin

以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉?以此:
天下多忌讳,而民弥贫;民多利器,国家滋昏;人多伎巧,奇物滋起;法令滋彰,盗贼多有。
故圣人云:我无为而民自化,我好静而民自正,我无事而民自富,我无欲而民自朴。
Governor di kontri wit trupin, plan wi di soldia, an mek pipul du wit non-tin wi du nating. A wè wetin me mi sabi se dis e get so? Luki se:

Wen pipul dda big banara, i mek pipul mo pau. Wen pipul i got plenti tinz we dem kin wok, konkitri i stil i dae no bi gud. Wen pipul i got plenti ting we dem sabi mek, sili tinz i stil i ripi. Wen law i pilawe, robba i stil a plenti.

So ol wit sabi i bin tok se: 'Mi no du nating, pipul i bi itself. Mi no mek trubl, pipul i don bi trupin. Mi no du taya, pipul i don bi rich. Mi no want nating, pipul i don bi simple an tol.'

Dip Tinkin

Wetin dis chápá na abaut?

Dis chapta i tal ebout wè bigin we get di powa kin mek pipul luki. Wen gormet i put plenti rule an banara, pipul i stat pau an kanfius. Wen pipul i sabi plenti ting we dem kin du, sili tinz i stil stat a ripi. D e no madha di gormet, e tal ebout wetin apen wen pipul i get to much kontrol.

Aw dis tɔch mi laif?

Mi sabi se meslef wen mi tri 2 kip kontrool ebri tin we apen rait raont mi, i onli mek mi mo stres. D e no tija we mi want 2 mek ebriwan du wit mi we, be d e tija we mi sabi se somtine pipul i mus du wit meslef so dem kin lern an gro.

Wetin I mas du tude?

Tode a go du wan tin we mi ujo du. A go chuz wan eria we mi du plenti taya, an a go try 2 mek i no du nating an se wè e bin apen.

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