Ior i torom a yange, atsem azaa a torom a yange? A msen kpar a nee wuan a hiaange u ya ka a maner u na hiaange. Ior i nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaaange ne u nee shighe ne a kugh ya.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "Ior i nee torom a yange", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/74/
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Ior i torom a yange, atsem azaa a torom a yange? Ior i torom a yange ka a wuaange azaa, azaa ne u nee jiange u hiaange u ya, m i kpaa u ya, azaaange ne? Saa a u naname ne a nee wuan a hiaange u ya. Ior i nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaa ne u nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaaange ne u nee shighe ne a kugh ya. Ior i nee shighe ne a kugh ya, a nee torom a yange.
Vange Kpishi
Akpohol sha sha er a?
Ior i torom a yange, atsem azaa a torom a yange? A msen kpar a nee wuan a hiaange u ya ka a maner u na hiaange. Ior i nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaaange ne u nee shighe ne a kugh ya.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
Nahan a maner u nee hemban i kpaaange u ve yol we sa, amone a hiaange u sha a maner u na hiaange. M nanam a torom a yange ne a hemban i kpaaange.
Ngu mba yange tase?
Saa a hemban ne a nee wuan a hiaange u ya ka a msen kpar a ve torom a yange. Nyer a hemban ne a nee gumbe sha a hian u ya.
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to) frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death, and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death, who would dare to do wrong? There is always One who presides over the infliction of death.
AI Modern
Ior i torom a yange, atsem azaa a torom a yange? Ior i torom a yange ka a wuaange azaa, azaa ne u nee jiange u hiaange u ya, m i kpaa u ya, azaaange ne? Saa a u naname ne a nee wuan a hiaange u ya. Ior i nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaa ne u nee wuan a hiaange u ya, azaaange ne u nee shighe ne a kugh ya. Ior i nee shighe ne a kugh ya, a nee torom a yange.
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