Chapter 58

Ko e Fai ʻo e Pule ʻo e Kakai

祸福 闷闷 政治

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其政闷闷，其民淳淳；其政察察，其民缺缺。
祸兮福之所倚，福兮祸之所伏。孰知其极？其无正。正复为奇，善复为妖。人之迷，其日固久。
是以圣人方而不割，廉而不刿，直而不肆，光而不耀。

Liliu

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.

Ngaahi Vahe Fekauʻaki

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