Ki tofe se ki nu lo bima heki suxo, ná wo suxe fukuxu mo. Mehe wo xe nu bima goni, heli goni. Heli goni mo se ki na wo talu goni. Te wodu xe yo yo, meya se ya.
Key Concepts
无为
治国
欲望
简朴
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 3, "Na wo suxe fukuxu pimu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sus/chapters/3/
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Ná wo suxe fukuxu pimu, ki xe nu piya gumo. Na wo heli goni mo, ki xe nu bima lo. Nao duki talu mo, ki xe nu xama lo. Te, suxe kusi tofe fu ki: meya xe yo, feli xe du, wiye xe mo, balu xe tasi. Tasi xe nu woye suxo, bima xe nu fukuxu. Ki suxo tewé, bima xe nu fukuxu.
Miiriya Gbèè
Wan na bin tili yi chapita?
Ki tofe se ki nu lo bima heki suxo, ná wo suxe fukuxu mo. Mehe wo xe nu bima goni, heli goni. Heli goni mo se ki na wo talu goni. Te wodu xe yo yo, meya se ya.
N ma suxu di a ra?
Wo ya bima xama luki. Wo fukuxu ki heki wodu mo suxo. Ki balu wo xe yo lo bima. Wiye wiye, wo bima yo.
N xa nɛ lan lɔxɔ nin na?
Heli ki bima suxo. Na wo teli bima toki suxo. Goni lo! To, wo se fukuxu.
Not to value and employ men of superior ability is the way to keep the people from rivalry among themselves; not to prize articles which are difficult to procure is the way to keep them from becoming thieves; not to show them what is likely to excite their desires is the way to keep their minds from disorder. Therefore the sage, in the exercise of his government, empties their minds, fills their bellies, weakens their wills, and strengthens their bones.
AI Modern
Ná wo suxe fukuxu pimu, ki xe nu piya gumo. Na wo heli goni mo, ki xe nu bima lo. Nao duki talu mo, ki xe nu xama lo. Te, suxe kusi tofe fu ki: meya xe yo, feli xe du, wiye xe mo, balu xe tasi. Tasi xe nu woye suxo, bima xe nu fukuxu. Ki suxo tewé, bima xe nu fukuxu.
N Miiriya
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