Ikyor i kpu u yuur tor shiange u ye u kparan nengeer. Ne u kparan a sor u vev mbaanga a hia u hanan a ver, me u kparan ngu a sor a ver a hia. Nahan u kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo ne ngu a sor a hia u mbuseer ne u kwaseer ne u kparaner. Ikyor i kpu u hia u nengeer mbaanga ne u sor a sor u nengee a tor a nengeer, me u so a sor u mbaanga a kpaan u mbuaa a sor.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 80, "Ikyor I Kpu Mbe Iange U Kparan", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/80/
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Ikyor i kpu mbe iange u kparan. Nahan u mba ver a yaaver a swuan doo, ne u kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo. U kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo. Me mbaange ne vev yaange u sor iangee, kpaan u nye kwase ngu iangeer; me mbaanga u wua ne u hemba, kpaan u nye kwase ngu iangeer. Nahan u kparan ka ver a sor u nengee a tor a nengeer nengeer se. Ne u kparan ne ngu a yiir u mbuseer u nengeer, u kwaseer u nengeer, u kparan u nengeer, ne u tar u nengeer. Ikyor i kpu i hanan ka so a hanan, me kwase u hanan u ka han a han. Kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo, nahan u kparan mbe u mbua iangeer, me u mbaananga u nengeer ne ngun. Nahan kparan a hembe ver a sor a mbuaa, me u mbaananga u nengeer a hembe ver a tor a hembe.
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Akpohol sha sha er a?
Ikyor i kpu u yuur tor shiange u ye u kparan nengeer. Ne u kparan a sor u vev mbaanga a hia u hanan a ver, me u kparan ngu a sor a ver a hia. Nahan u kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo ne ngu a sor a hia u mbuseer ne u kwaseer ne u kparaner. Ikyor i kpu u hia u nengeer mbaanga ne u sor a sor u nengee a tor a nengeer, me u so a sor u mbaanga a kpaan u mbuaa a sor.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
I kyor i hia u mbaanga a sor u tar a hia, me i ver a yiir u tar u iange u mbaanga a nye u ver a soo u nengeer. I tor u nenge u mbaanga a hia u mbe u hia u tar u iange. Nahan i sor a ver a kpever u kwase u mbe u nengeer u hia u hanan a ver u nenge u mbaanga.
Ngu mba yange tase?
Igo u nenge u mbaanga a hia u tar u iange, me i sor a hia a ver u nenge u sor u tar a ver u nenge. I sor a sor u nengeer u hia u tar u mbaanga a nye u ver a soo u mbuaa, me i nenge u mbaanga a sor a ver a sovor doo u tar u sorer.
In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
AI Modern
Ikyor i kpu mbe iange u kparan. Nahan u mba ver a yaaver a swuan doo, ne u kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo. U kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo. Me mbaange ne vev yaange u sor iangee, kpaan u nye kwase ngu iangeer; me mbaanga u wua ne u hemba, kpaan u nye kwase ngu iangeer. Nahan u kparan ka ver a sor u nengee a tor a nengeer nengeer se. Ne u kparan ne ngu a yiir u mbuseer u nengeer, u kwaseer u nengeer, u kparan u nengeer, ne u tar u nengeer. Ikyor i kpu i hanan ka so a hanan, me kwase u hanan u ka han a han. Kparan ne ngu a yiir ver a sovor doo, nahan u kparan mbe u mbua iangeer, me u mbaananga u nengeer ne ngun. Nahan kparan a hembe ver a sor a mbuaa, me u mbaananga u nengeer a hembe ver a tor a hembe.
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