Ɔsu kyerɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ foforɔ sɛ wɔbɛtumi de wɔn awuwade bɛsiesie wɔn. Ɛno mu no, sɛ wɔde bɛma wɔn nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu a, ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔde wɔn bɛkankane wɔn a wɔde wɔn wɔ wɔn mu. Wɔkyerɛwee sɛ ɔkwan a wɔde bɛsakra ɔkwan a ɛfata no, ɛma ɔkwan a ɛfata no so wɔ ayɛ kɛse.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "Sɛ Ohofadi Nnyi Nkonimdeɛ Wɔ Wɔn Mu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tw/chapters/74/
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Sɛ nnipa no nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu a, sɛdeɛ na wode bɛma wɔn susuw? Sɛ wode bɛma nnipa no nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu no, na wɔn a wɔde wɔn ankasa wɔ wɔn mu no, mebɛtumi afa wɔn kɛkɛ no, hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka wɔn? Ɔno ne sɛ wɔbɛtumi aka wɔn? Wɔfrɛ no Ɔhene Nokware. Na wɔn a wɔbɛtumi aka wɔn no, wɔyɛ sɛ wɔreba sɛ wɔde wɔn bɛka wiase nokware ne nnwuma no, na wɔn a wɔde wɔn bɛka wiase nokware ne nnwuma no, wɔn mu pɛpɛɛpɛ no, wɔn akan wɔ wɔn nsa mu.
Adwene Kronkron
Nwoma yi ne dɛ?
Ɔsu kyerɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ foforɔ sɛ wɔbɛtumi de wɔn awuwade bɛsiesie wɔn. Ɛno mu no, sɛ wɔde bɛma wɔn nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu a, ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔde wɔn bɛkankane wɔn a wɔde wɔn wɔ wɔn mu. Wɔkyerɛwee sɛ ɔkwan a wɔde bɛsakra ɔkwan a ɛfata no, ɛma ɔkwan a ɛfata no so wɔ ayɛ kɛse.
Efa me ho sɛn?
Mehu sɛ mehwɛ me ho asomdwoeɛ wɔ me mu, na sɛ me de me ho bɛkankane wɔ nnipa a wɔbɛtumi de wɔn bɛkankane wɔn mu no, ɛma ayɛ nnɛɛ mu.
Mehia me dɔ?
Da yi, gyina hɔ na sɛ wɔde biribi bɛsiesie wo ho a, gyina hɔ na sɛ biribi a ɛsɔ wo wɔ mu no, na ma ɔkwan no nko so.
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 Foforɔ
Sɛ nnipa no nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu a, sɛdeɛ na wode bɛma wɔn susuw? Sɛ wode bɛma nnipa no nnyi nkonimdeɛ wɔ wɔn awuwade mu no, na wɔn a wɔde wɔn ankasa wɔ wɔn mu no, mebɛtumi afa wɔn kɛkɛ no, hwan na ɔbɛtumi aka wɔn? Ɔno ne sɛ wɔbɛtumi aka wɔn? Wɔfrɛ no Ɔhene Nokware. Na wɔn a wɔbɛtumi aka wɔn no, wɔyɛ sɛ wɔreba sɛ wɔde wɔn bɛka wiase nokware ne nnwuma no, na wɔn a wɔde wɔn bɛka wiase nokware ne nnwuma no, wɔn mu pɛpɛɛpɛ no, wɔn akan wɔ wɔn nsa mu.
