Wa dzinga hundi hunda kuzvimba, wa shata hundi hunda kugona. Golida na muzhere hundi hunda kuchengetedza, utsinye hwakwonama hundi hunda kutambura. Uyo wa kunama na murandu wakwe wakawuza, ndiyo nzira ya Mawungi.
Key Concepts
知止
功成身退
谦逊
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9, "Wo dzinga na wo kuguza", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ndc/chapters/9/
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Wo dzinga na wo kuguza, ndi kwokurenga kwakuwira; wa chenyera na wa shata, hunda kakwanisa kubva. Golida na muzhere dzakwanza dzose dzengu hunda dzakwanisa kuchengetedza; huna utsinye hwakwonama hundi hunda kugona. Unyanzvi hwakuna na murandu wakwe wakawuza, iyo ndiyo nzira ya Mawungi.
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Wa dzinga hundi hunda kuzvimba, wa shata hundi hunda kugona. Golida na muzhere hundi hunda kuchengetedza, utsinye hwakwonama hundi hunda kutambura. Uyo wa kunama na murandu wakwe wakawuza, ndiyo nzira ya Mawungi.
Zvizha dzokuga kuna dzokukwanisa kugona, kana kugona kwangu hundi hunda kugona dzokurenga. Kuna dzikwanisa kuzvimba, ndiyo dzokuga kuna dzokukwanisa kubva.
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
AI Modern
Wo dzinga na wo kuguza, ndi kwokurenga kwakuwira; wa chenyera na wa shata, hunda kakwanisa kubva. Golida na muzhere dzakwanza dzose dzengu hunda dzakwanisa kuchengetedza; huna utsinye hwakwonama hundi hunda kugona. Unyanzvi hwakuna na murandu wakwe wakawuza, iyo ndiyo nzira ya Mawungi.
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