The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
AI Modern
Abagore ba kera b'iyi y'amatsinda, ntibakoresha ubuhanga kugira ngo bagomere abantu ubwenge, ahinduko bakoze bagakoresha ubugingo. Abantu barushiriza kurwanya kubera ko bafise ubwenge bwinshi. Kubera izo njana, gukoresha ubwenge mu kubaka igihugu, bisanzwe ni inzara y'igihugu; gukoresha ubundi kinde mu kubaka igihugu, bisanzwe ni impuhwe y'igihugu. Kumenya ibi bibiri biri mu ndamu zirambere. Kumenya burundu izi ndamu zirambere, biritwa ubwenge bwo mu butayu. Ubwenge bwo mu butayu burushiriza inzira, burushiriza kure, kandi buragaruka hamwe n'ibintu byose, bikomerezo bitanga imigisha miremezayo.
Kwibaza Kwanje
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
