Wɔn a wɔyɛ honam nikahofa a wɔde di dwuma no, wɔammfa wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn na wɔde wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn. Saa ne nti, wɔn a wɔde ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn no, wɔbɛyɛ ɔhaw wɔ wɔn man mu; na wɔn a wɔde ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn no, wɔbɛyɛ nokware wɔ wɔn man mu. Ɔkɔfoɔ a ɔyɛ anigye mu no, ɔyɛ dɔɔ fɛ, ɛborɔ fɛ, na ɔyɛ fɛfereɛ wɔ adeɛ nyinaa ho.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 65, "Wɔn a Wɔyɛe Nehonam Nikahofa A Wɔde Di Dwuma no Wɔ Bere A Wɔkɔɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tw/chapters/65/
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Wɔn a wɔyɛe nehonam nikahofa a wɔde di dwuma wɔ bere a wɔkɔɔ no, wɔammfa wɔn anuanom a wɔyɛ ne honam bi nti, wɔde wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn. Ankafoɔ no, wɔyɛ adeɛ a wɔwɔ mu nti, wɔno awo wɔn hia.Enti o a ɔde ankafoɔ bɔ ɔman no, ɔyɛ ɔhaw a wɔde bɛyɛ ɔman no; na o a ɔammfa ankafoɔ bɔ ɔman no, ɔyɛ nokware a wɔde bɛyɛ ɔman no. Wobɛtumi hu sɛ, nea ɛwɔ mu no, ɔyɛ pɛ. Wɔde pɛ ne sɛ wɔhwehwɛ nea ɛwɔ mu no daa, enti wɔfrɛ no anigye a ɛtu firii ase. Anigye a ɛtu firii ase no, ɛyɛ dɔɔ pɛ, ɛborɔ fɛ; na ɛyɛ fɛfereɛ wɔ adeɛ nyinaa ho, ɛnam nokware so na wɔde di dwuma.
Adwene Kronkron
Nwoma yi ne dɛ?
Wɔn a wɔyɛ honam nikahofa a wɔde di dwuma no, wɔammfa wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn na wɔde wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn. Saa ne nti, wɔn a wɔde ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn no, wɔbɛyɛ ɔhaw wɔ wɔn man mu; na wɔn a wɔde ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn no, wɔbɛyɛ nokware wɔ wɔn man mu. Ɔkɔfoɔ a ɔyɛ anigye mu no, ɔyɛ dɔɔ fɛ, ɛborɔ fɛ, na ɔyɛ fɛfereɛ wɔ adeɛ nyinaa ho.
Efa me ho sɛn?
Mehu sɛ bere a mede me honam ankafoɔ bɔ me yɛ ɔman no fã pɛ no, ɛyɛ ahobrɛaseɛ bi. Mede bɛyɛ o ne mu wɔ me dwuma mu nokware. Mehunu sɛ bere a mebɛyɛ o ne mu wɔ me dwuma mu no, ɛyɛ fɛ sɛ wɔde bɛma me dwuma.
Mehia me dɔ?
Da ni, mede mɛyɛ o ne mu wɔ me yɔnko nyinaa mu. Mede bɛma me dwuma ne sɛ, mɛhwehwɛ nokware wɔ kwan a wɔde di mu no, na mɛsuro sɛ mede bɛyɛ asotsaɛ wɔ nokware mu. Saa mebɛtumi aka wɔn a wɔwɔ mu no wɔ nokware mu.
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
AI Foforɔ
Wɔn a wɔyɛe nehonam nikahofa a wɔde di dwuma wɔ bere a wɔkɔɔ no, wɔammfa wɔn anuanom a wɔyɛ ne honam bi nti, wɔde wɔn ankafoɔ bɔ wɔn. Ankafoɔ no, wɔyɛ adeɛ a wɔwɔ mu nti, wɔno awo wɔn hia.Enti o a ɔde ankafoɔ bɔ ɔman no, ɔyɛ ɔhaw a wɔde bɛyɛ ɔman no; na o a ɔammfa ankafoɔ bɔ ɔman no, ɔyɛ nokware a wɔde bɛyɛ ɔman no. Wobɛtumi hu sɛ, nea ɛwɔ mu no, ɔyɛ pɛ. Wɔde pɛ ne sɛ wɔhwehwɛ nea ɛwɔ mu no daa, enti wɔfrɛ no anigye a ɛtu firii ase. Anigye a ɛtu firii ase no, ɛyɛ dɔɔ pɛ, ɛborɔ fɛ; na ɛyɛ fɛfereɛ wɔ adeɛ nyinaa ho, ɛnam nokware so na wɔde di dwuma.
