Obi a ɔhunu ne ho no, ɔhu sɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ ne wɔ nokware mu no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛsie. Ɔkwan kakra bi a wubɛyɛ no, wubɛyɛ no mu bi nko ara na wobɛtumi aka nnipa a wɔwɔ mu no. Nokware ne sɛ, adeɛ kɛseɛ nyinaa fi adeɛ kakra bi mu. Saa ara na adeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ ne wɔ bere a wontua no.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 64, "Anigye Mmere Nkɔsoɔ A Wɔwɔ Hɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tw/chapters/64/
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Anigye a ɛwɔ hɔ no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛmie; nokware a wɔfrɛ no dɔɔ a wontua no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛyɛ pɛ; ɔkwan a ɔfa no yɛ fefereɛ a, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛdwira; ɔkɔ a ɛfifi no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛkyɛ no. Yɛ yɛ adeɛ ansa na ɛbɛyɛ; yɛ yɛɛ wɔ ansa na akɛkɛɛ no. Wɔrobe dua kɛseɛ biara firi ahwehwɛ kɛtɛ ne mu;大厦 kɛseɛ biara fi soro mmrane ahorow a wɔde di dwuma no mu; ɔkwan pui biara firianan ne nan mmra pɔ wɔ ase. Okyerɛwfoɔ a ɔno nko ne yɛ adeɛ no, ɔnwene no; na okyerɛwfoɔ a ɔno nko ne yɛ adeɛ no, ɔansawere no.Enti ɔkɔfoɔ no, ɔwɔ mu, ɔnsawere wɔn; ɔde bɔ mu, ɔnsawere wɔn. Ankafoɔ no, wɔyɛ adeɛ, wɔfata sɛ wɔafa wɔn kwan pii pɛ wɔsaa pɛ no mu. Wɔsuro nea ɛsesa wɔ bere a wɔrebrɛ so no sɛ wɔreyɛ nea wɔde di kan no, enti saa ara na wɔnsawere wɔn.Enti ɔkɔfoɔ no, wɔpɛ anigye a wonya no wɔ mu no; wɔammɔso aman a wɔyɛ adwuma kakraa wɔn ho; wɔhunu mu wɔn a wɔde di kan no. Wɔbɛkyɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ ase no wɔ kwan bi a wɔn wɔ hɔ a wɔsuro sɛ wɔde bɛyɛ adeɛ a wɔsɛe wɔn.
Adwene Kronkron
Nwoma yi ne dɛ?
Obi a ɔhunu ne ho no, ɔhu sɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ fɛ ne wɔ nokware mu no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛsie. Ɔkwan kakra bi a wubɛyɛ no, wubɛyɛ no mu bi nko ara na wobɛtumi aka nnipa a wɔwɔ mu no. Nokware ne sɛ, adeɛ kɛseɛ nyinaa fi adeɛ kakra bi mu. Saa ara na adeɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ ne wɔ bere a wontua no.
Efa me ho sɛn?
Mehu sɛ bere a mede me ho sɛ me yɛ adeɛ kɛseɛ bi, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ mede bɛtwe me wɔ kwan fɛfereɛ bi so. Mehu sɛ ɔkwan a mayɛ mu no, ɛyɛ sɛ mayɛ adeɛ a ɛyɛ kakra kakra pɛ wɔ bere bɛyɛ pui no. Mehunu sɛ wɔde bɛma me dwuma ne sɛ, media wɔ nokware mu ansa na me yɛ asotsaɛ wɔ nokware mu.
Mehia me dɔ?
Da ni, yɛ adeɛ bi a ɛyɛ kakra pɛ a ɛbɛma me kwan yɛ fɛ fɛ. Sɛ mɛyɛ sika pui bi anaa mɛyɛ dwuma fɛfereɛ bi, mebɛyɛ o ne mu kɛtɛ pɛ wɔ me bere nyinaa so. Saa mebɛtumi aka nnipa a wɔwɔ mu no wɔ nokware mu.
That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; before a thing has given indications of its presence, it is easy to take measures against it. The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.
AI Foforɔ
Anigye a ɛwɔ hɔ no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛmie; nokware a wɔfrɛ no dɔɔ a wontua no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛyɛ pɛ; ɔkwan a ɔfa no yɛ fefereɛ a, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛdwira; ɔkɔ a ɛfifi no, ɛyɛ fahodzi sɛ wode bɛkyɛ no. Yɛ yɛ adeɛ ansa na ɛbɛyɛ; yɛ yɛɛ wɔ ansa na akɛkɛɛ no. Wɔrobe dua kɛseɛ biara firi ahwehwɛ kɛtɛ ne mu;大厦 kɛseɛ biara fi soro mmrane ahorow a wɔde di dwuma no mu; ɔkwan pui biara firianan ne nan mmra pɔ wɔ ase. Okyerɛwfoɔ a ɔno nko ne yɛ adeɛ no, ɔnwene no; na okyerɛwfoɔ a ɔno nko ne yɛ adeɛ no, ɔansawere no.Enti ɔkɔfoɔ no, ɔwɔ mu, ɔnsawere wɔn; ɔde bɔ mu, ɔnsawere wɔn. Ankafoɔ no, wɔyɛ adeɛ, wɔfata sɛ wɔafa wɔn kwan pii pɛ wɔsaa pɛ no mu. Wɔsuro nea ɛsesa wɔ bere a wɔrebrɛ so no sɛ wɔreyɛ nea wɔde di kan no, enti saa ara na wɔnsawere wɔn.Enti ɔkɔfoɔ no, wɔpɛ anigye a wonya no wɔ mu no; wɔammɔso aman a wɔyɛ adwuma kakraa wɔn ho; wɔhunu mu wɔn a wɔde di kan no. Wɔbɛkyɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ ase no wɔ kwan bi a wɔn wɔ hɔ a wɔsuro sɛ wɔde bɛyɛ adeɛ a wɔsɛe wɔn.
