Chapter 70

He Māmā Noa Iho Ōku Kupu

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E kōrero ana tēnei uparapa mo te ātaahua o Te Huarahi. Ahakoa he māmā me he ngāwari ōna kupu, kāhore te ao i te mōhio, kāhore rātou i te whakatinana. He tūāpapa ōna kōrero, he rangatira ōna mahi. Nā te pōtētē mai a te ao, kāhore rātou i te mōhio ki te kōrero. He iti noa iho te hunga mōhio, engari ko rātou te taonga nui. Nō reira ka noho te hunga mārama i raro i te kākāhu māmā, engari kei roto tonu i a rātou te mātauranga pūmau.

Key Concepts

  • 易知
  • 被褐怀玉
  • 知我者希

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 70, "He Māmā Noa Iho Ōku Kupu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mi/chapters/70/

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吾言甚易知,甚易行。天下莫能知,莫能行。
言有宗,事有君。夫唯无知,是以不我知。
知我者希,则我者贵。是以圣人被褐怀玉。
He māmā noa iho ōku kupu ki te mōhio, he māmā noa iho ki te whakatinana. Engari kāhore he tangata i tēnei ao kua mōhio, kāhore he tangata kua whakatinana. He pūtake ōku kupu, he rangatira ōku mahi. Nā te mea kāhore rātou i mōhio, nā reira kāhore rātou i mōhio ki ahau. He iti noa iho te hunga mōhio ki ahau, engari ko te hunga whai i ahau, he meaMaka nā reira ka noho te tangata mataatua i raro i te kākāhurunga, ā, mau ana ia i te pounamu ki roto i tōna uma.

Whakaaroaro Hōhonu

He aha tēnei upoko mō?

E kōrero ana tēnei uparapa mo te ātaahua o Te Huarahi. Ahakoa he māmā me he ngāwari ōna kupu, kāhore te ao i te mōhio, kāhore rātou i te whakatinana. He tūāpapa ōna kōrero, he rangatira ōna mahi. Nā te pōtētē mai a te ao, kāhore rātou i te mōhio ki te kōrero. He iti noa iho te hunga mōhio, engari ko rātou te taonga nui. Nō reira ka noho te hunga mārama i raro i te kākāhu māmā, engari kei roto tonu i a rātou te mātauranga pūmau.

He aha tēnei ki ahau?

He pātai nui tēnei mōku. Hoki noa au ki ōku ake mahi, ā, kite au i tēnei mea te maaramatanga pūmau e noho ana i roto i ahau. Engari ka raru au i te nui o ngā kōrero o tēnei ao, ā, ka ngaro haere ōku ake māramatanga. Ka tūāpapa tēnei i a au, ā, ka āta titiro ahau ki ōku ake hinengaro. Ko Te Huarahi kei roto i ahau, engari me rapu au i te huarahi kia tūturu ai tērā māramatanga. Me noho mārama ahau, ahakoa kāhore te ao i te mōhio.

He aha tāku mahi āpōpō?

I tēnei rā, me ako au i tētahi huarahi māmā. Me noho mārama tōku hinengaro, me whakaaro mōrire noa iho. Kaua e mimiti i ngā kōrero uaua a te ao, engari me titiro ki te ātaahua o te ngāwari. Me waihō taku kākāhurunga māmā, ā, me mau tonu te pounamu ki roto i tōku uma. Me noho pūmau ahau ki tōku ake māramatanga, ahakoa kāhore te ao i te tautoko.

Wāhanga Honohono

Ōku Huritao

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