Chapter i stori long taim ol man i no pret long dai, yu ken mekim ol samting i no gut. Yu ken mekim ol man i pret tru, tasol sapos ol man i no pret, orait yu no ken mekim ol pret. I gat wok i i stap bilong kirapim samting i no gut, na dispela wok i bilong God, no bilong mipela man.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "Ol Man I No Save Pret Long Dai", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tpi/chapters/74/
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Sapos ol man i no save pret long dai, wanem na yu ken mekim ol pret long dai? Sapos yu ken mekim ol man i save pret long dai all the time, orait ol man we mekim nogutpela samting, bai mi ken holim na kilim. Na husat i ken kam wantaim? I gat sampela man i i gat wok bilong kilim—ol dispela man nomo i mas kilim. Tasol sapos narapela man i kam kilim long we bilong dispela man, dispela em i olsem yu kam long pe long bilip i gat gutpela strongpela man bilong wokim gudpela samting. Na sapos yu kam long pe bilong dispela gutpela man, i no inap sampela taim yu no inap hurtim han bilong yu yet.
Tingting Hevi
Dispela seksion i toktok long wanem?
Chapter i stori long taim ol man i no pret long dai, yu ken mekim ol samting i no gut. Yu ken mekim ol man i pret tru, tasol sapos ol man i no pret, orait yu no ken mekim ol pret. I gat wok i i stap bilong kirapim samting i no gut, na dispela wok i bilong God, no bilong mipela man.
Em i gat wanem samting long mi?
Mi save mekim ol samting i ken mekim ol narapela i pret, taim mi nidim samting i kamap. Tasol mi no save wetmapela i Gat samting i Stap insait bilong mi i wokim gutpela samting i kamap long gutpela wei. Mi laik harim dispela toktok long stap gutpela insait na no ken trai wokim olpela samting we i no bilong mi.
Mi mas mekim wanem tude?
Dispela de, mi laik lukautim mi long no ken trai mekim gutpela samting i i bilong narapela man. Mi laik harim na wetim God i wokim wok bilong em.
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
Sapos ol man i no save pret long dai, wanem na yu ken mekim ol pret long dai? Sapos yu ken mekim ol man i save pret long dai all the time, orait ol man we mekim nogutpela samting, bai mi ken holim na kilim. Na husat i ken kam wantaim? I gat sampela man i i gat wok bilong kilim—ol dispela man nomo i mas kilim. Tasol sapos narapela man i kam kilim long we bilong dispela man, dispela em i olsem yu kam long pe long bilip i gat gutpela strongpela man bilong wokim gudpela samting. Na sapos yu kam long pe bilong dispela gutpela man, i no inap sampela taim yu no inap hurtim han bilong yu yet.
Mi yet Tingting
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