Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ʻohake ʻa e Lao Tse ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e fai pule. ʻOku ne pehē, ko e pule ʻoku fakamaama ʻi ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa fakaʻatātoa, ka ko e pule ʻoku ʻi he tauʻatāina ʻe fakaʻatātoa ʻa e kakai. ʻOku ne ʻiloʻi foki ʻa e fefeka ʻo e meʻa lelei mo e meʻa kovi.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58, "Ko e Fai ʻo e Pule ʻo e Kakai", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/to/chapters/58/
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Ko e pule ʻoku ʻi he ʻikai ha mālie ʻi he loto, ʻe ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku mahuʻinga; ko e pule ʻoku fakamaama lahi, ʻe ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku fiemaʻu. ʻE tuʻu ʻa e hohaʻa ʻi he loto ʻo e mahuʻingá; ʻe tuʻu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻi he loto ʻo e hohaʻá. ʻOku ha ʻa e mālie? ʻE ʻikai ha meʻa mālie. ʻOku hoko ʻa e meʻa toʻa ki he meʻa laikovi; ʻo hoko ʻa e meʻa lelei ki he meʻa fakapoʻulolí. ʻOku ʻosi ʻa e kakai ʻi he fakakaukau taʻe ʻilo ʻo e meʻa ni. ʻOku ʻa e kakatoʻa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fuofua ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻne fakaʻatātoa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fakafasia ka ʻoku ʻikai ne fai ha fakahaʻa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa ʻi he ʻosi ka ʻoku ʻikai ne ʻasi, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fakamaama ka ʻoku ʻikai ne fakasino.
Fakakaukau Loloto
Ko e hā ʻa e vahe ni?
Ko e kapitula ni ʻoku ʻohake ʻa e Lao Tse ʻi he lolotonga ʻo e fai pule. ʻOku ne pehē, ko e pule ʻoku fakamaama ʻi ha meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa fakaʻatātoa, ka ko e pule ʻoku ʻi he tauʻatāina ʻe fakaʻatātoa ʻa e kakai. ʻOku ne ʻiloʻi foki ʻa e fefeka ʻo e meʻa lelei mo e meʻa kovi.
ʻOku fēfē hono fekauʻaki mo au?
Ko hoku moʻui, ʻoku ou ʻi ai ha ngaahi taimi ʻoku ʻi ai ha hohaʻa, ʻo hoko ʻa e mahuʻinga mei ai. ʻOku ou ʻiloʻi ʻa e fie maama ʻi he poto faka Fisi, koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ʻne fakapapā rangatō.
Ko e hā ʻe ngāue ai au ʻapongipongi?
Te u fakaʻaʻaa ʻa e kakai ʻi hoku sino ʻi he taimi ni ke ʻi ha fakakaukau ki he meʻa ʻoku ʻikai ha meʻa fakaʻatātoa ʻi hoku moʻui, ʻo ʻai ʻa e fakamaama lahi ʻo ka lava.
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring. Misery! happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness! misery lurks beneath it! Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no one (with its angles); (like) a corner which injures no one (with its sharpness). He is straightforward, but allows himself no license; he is bright, but does not dazzle.
AI Modern
Ko e pule ʻoku ʻi he ʻikai ha mālie ʻi he loto, ʻe ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku mahuʻinga; ko e pule ʻoku fakamaama lahi, ʻe ʻi ai ha kakai ʻoku fiemaʻu. ʻE tuʻu ʻa e hohaʻa ʻi he loto ʻo e mahuʻingá; ʻe tuʻu ʻa e mahuʻinga ʻi he loto ʻo e hohaʻá. ʻOku ha ʻa e mālie? ʻE ʻikai ha meʻa mālie. ʻOku hoko ʻa e meʻa toʻa ki he meʻa laikovi; ʻo hoko ʻa e meʻa lelei ki he meʻa fakapoʻulolí. ʻOku ʻosi ʻa e kakai ʻi he fakakaukau taʻe ʻilo ʻo e meʻa ni. ʻOku ʻa e kakatoʻa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fuofua ka ʻoku ʻikai ʻne fakaʻatātoa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fakafasia ka ʻoku ʻikai ne fai ha fakahaʻa, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa ʻi he ʻosi ka ʻoku ʻikai ne ʻasi, ʻoku ne ʻa e meʻa fakamaama ka ʻoku ʻikai ne fakasino.
Hoku Fakakaukau
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