ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e talatupuʻa ʻo e fiefia mo e hoha fakatahataha ʻi he loto ʻo e tangata. ʻOku mau fakasiano ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku maumau ʻa e sino, pea ʻoku fakaʻuhikovi ʻaki e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e sino kehe ʻi he sino mo e mavahe.
Key Concepts
宠辱
身
天下
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13, "Fiefia mo Hoha Fakatahataha e Loto", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/13/
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Ne fiefia mo ne fakaʻuhikovi fakatahataha e fuofua ae loto. Naʻa maua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lolotonga fiefia ʻaki mo fakaʻuhikovi ʻe fakatahataha? Ko e fiefia ʻoku ha u ʻi lalo, ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻa e fiefia ʻoku fakasiano, pea mo e meʻa ʻe mole ʻaki ʻoku fakasiano foki. Koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia mo e hoha fakatahataha e loto. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakaʻuhikovi ʻaki e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino? Ko e mahino ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ne taa ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻoku ko e meʻa ʻoku mau ʻi ai. Kapau ʻe mole ʻa e sino, ʻe ha meʻa ʻe ne aʻu kiate kimautolu? Koia ʻoku, ʻo rapa e sino ʻa e taautaha ʻe ala fai ʻa e ngāue faka-Puleanga. ʻO fiefia ʻa e sino ʻa e taha ʻe lava ʻo toe foaki ʻa e mavahe ʻo muli.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e talatupuʻa ʻo e fiefia mo e hoha fakatahataha ʻi he loto ʻo e tangata. ʻOku mau fakasiano ʻaki ʻa e meʻa ʻoku maumau ʻa e sino, pea ʻoku fakaʻuhikovi ʻaki e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino. ʻOku fiemaʻu ke ʻiloʻi ʻa e sino kehe ʻi he sino mo e mavahe.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko hoku sino ʻoku taa ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lelei mo manavahenga. ʻOku ou fie maumau ki ha meʻa ʻoku ne ʻi lalo ifi, pe ʻoku ou fakapuhi ʻaki e hoha mo e fie maumau. Kuo ou ʻilo ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakasiano ʻo e fie fiefia ʻi he sino.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
ʻAʻu ʻo kakano ʻo e poʻuli, ʻo fie ʻilo ʻi he loto ʻa e meʻa ʻe tolu ʻo e fie ʻamanaki lahi: ko e fiefia, ko e hoha, pea ko e fakamalō. ʻOke fakamoʻoni ʻi ha fuu faʻa ʻe taha ʻa e fiefia ʻe nofo ʻaki mo e sino.
Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind). Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as he honours his own person, may be employed to govern it, and he who would administer it with the love which he bears to his own person may be entrusted with it.
AI Modern
Ne fiefia mo ne fakaʻuhikovi fakatahataha e fuofua ae loto. Naʻa maua ʻa e ngaahi meʻa fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku lolotonga fiefia ʻaki mo fakaʻuhikovi ʻe fakatahataha? Ko e fiefia ʻoku ha u ʻi lalo, ʻaki ʻa e ngāue ʻa e fiefia ʻoku fakasiano, pea mo e meʻa ʻe mole ʻaki ʻoku fakasiano foki. Koia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e fiefia mo e hoha fakatahataha e loto. Ko e hā ʻa e meʻa ʻoku fakaʻuhikovi ʻaki e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻo pehe ki he sino? Ko e mahino ʻa e meʻa ʻoku ne taa ʻa e ngaahi fakaʻopoopo lahi ʻoku ko e meʻa ʻoku mau ʻi ai. Kapau ʻe mole ʻa e sino, ʻe ha meʻa ʻe ne aʻu kiate kimautolu? Koia ʻoku, ʻo rapa e sino ʻa e taautaha ʻe ala fai ʻa e ngāue faka-Puleanga. ʻO fiefia ʻa e sino ʻa e taha ʻe lava ʻo toe foaki ʻa e mavahe ʻo muli.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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