Dis chapta tal ambaout di gud lain we i bi wen aw kontri smol an pipul no plenty. Wen pipul av litl, dem nava nid plenti tuls ar mistri. Dem no traval far, respekt laif, an bi fayn wit simple tings - food, klot, ous, an di pasin we dem av. Neja pipul kin si arada bot no nid fi av big trabel go bakarata.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 80, "Smol Kontri, Smol Pipul", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kri/chapters/80/
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Wen aw kontri smol an pipul no plenty, e go bi gud. Pipul go av tuls we dem kin yuz for ten ar handred men bot wi no nid am. Pipul go respekt laif an no go want fi go we far. Wi no nid bodbo or kyar, no matta wi av am. Wi no nid sop ar mistri, no matta wi av am. Wi go mek pipul kam bak to di taim we wi yuz knots fa rit an kount tings. Pipul go bi fayn wit di food we dem iet, di klot we dem wier, di ous we dem liv, an di pasin we dem av. Wi neja pipul kin si arada wen dem stanop, di say we di dog an di fowl ya, bot til pipul ol an doti, dem nava miin arada. No nid fi go bakarata.
Dip Tinkin
Wetin dis chápá na abaut?
Dis chapta tal ambaout di gud lain we i bi wen aw kontri smol an pipul no plenty. Wen pipul av litl, dem nava nid plenti tuls ar mistri. Dem no traval far, respekt laif, an bi fayn wit simple tings - food, klot, ous, an di pasin we dem av. Neja pipul kin si arada bot no nid fi av big trabel go bakarata.
Aw dis tɔch mi laif?
Mi talansi we mi laif i bi smol. Mi no nid fi av plenti tings fa bi hapi. Wen mi luk pan mi family an di smol pipul we mi lov, mi si se liven i gud inna smol plas. Mi no haffi traval we far fa fayn laif. Di pasin we wi av tugeta, di rit we wi kuk, an di ous we wi liv insaid i mek mi laif bi fayn.
Wetin I mas du tude?
Tide, mi go luk arawn mi ous an fayn out wa mek mi fayn. Mi go sidong wid famili an shier di simple tings we wi av. Mi go bigin wid wa mi av now, no bi wanti wanti fa wa mi no av.
In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
AI Modern
Wen aw kontri smol an pipul no plenty, e go bi gud. Pipul go av tuls we dem kin yuz for ten ar handred men bot wi no nid am. Pipul go respekt laif an no go want fi go we far. Wi no nid bodbo or kyar, no matta wi av am. Wi no nid sop ar mistri, no matta wi av am. Wi go mek pipul kam bak to di taim we wi yuz knots fa rit an kount tings. Pipul go bi fayn wit di food we dem iet, di klot we dem wier, di ous we dem liv, an di pasin we dem av. Wi neja pipul kin si arada wen dem stanop, di say we di dog an di fowl ya, bot til pipul ol an doti, dem nava miin arada. No nid fi go bakarata.
Mi Yon Tɔt
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