Nnipa no, bere a wɔrebɛwo no, wɔn yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔtware wɔn ho; na bere a wɔwui no, wɔyɛ den na wɔsε wɔn ho. Saal εbɛyɛ no, nnɔmba ne abɔneɛ nyinaa wɔ wɔn ndum no mu no, wɔyɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔtware wɔn ho, nanso bere a wɔwui no, wɔyɛ fufuε na wɔduru. Ahobanbɔ ne den ne wɔn a wɔduru wɔ ɔkɔm mu no, nanso kɔkɔɔbɔ ne wɔn a wɔwɔ nkɔso no.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76, "Nnipa Si Hɔ Ne Wɔn Yɛ Kɔkɔɔbɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tw/chapters/76/
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Nnipa bere a wɔrebɛwo no, wɔn honam yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔduru wɔ nokware mu. Ɛbɛyɛ den na ɔkɔm ma wɔn yɛ duru, ɛna wɔnyɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ bio. Abɔneɛ a wonya no ne nnɔmba nyinaa, wɔn kwan wɔ soro no, wɔn yɛ mmɔeɛ na wɔkɔ, wɔn yɛ ahwehwɛ na wɔsε wɔn ankasa. Na bere a wɔwui no, wɔn yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ; wɔn yɛ twetwea; wɔn yɛ fufuε. Ɛno nti, ahobanbɔ ne den ne wɔn a wɔduru wɔ ɔkwai mu no, wɔn kwan so wɔ ɔkɔm. Na nnipa a wɔduru wɔ kɔkɔɔbɔ mu no, wɔn kwan so wɔ agyaeε ne nkɔso. Ɛno nti, sε ɔkɔm no yɛ den a, ɔbɛhia; na sε dua no yɛ den a, wobεsi no. Ahwehwɛ ne ogyinaa wɔ sorɔ soro, na kɔkɔɔbɔ ne oguamma wɔ ase.
Adwene Kronkron
Nwoma yi ne dɛ?
Nnipa no, bere a wɔrebɛwo no, wɔn yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔtware wɔn ho; na bere a wɔwui no, wɔyɛ den na wɔsε wɔn ho. Saal εbɛyɛ no, nnɔmba ne abɔneɛ nyinaa wɔ wɔn ndum no mu no, wɔyɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔtware wɔn ho, nanso bere a wɔwui no, wɔyɛ fufuε na wɔduru. Ahobanbɔ ne den ne wɔn a wɔduru wɔ ɔkɔm mu no, nanso kɔkɔɔbɔ ne wɔn a wɔwɔ nkɔso no.
Efa me ho sɛn?
Mekɔ so tia wɔ me nkwasea mu bere a mayɛ den na mεkɔ so kɔm sε ɔkɔm bi. Me tware me ho sε ɔkɔm a ɛduru no, mεsε me ho na meka wɔn. Nanso mehu sε bere a mεkɔ so yɛ den na mεkɔ so kɔm, mehwehwɛ sε mehu wɔ me mu: me kra, me honam, me kwan. Mehu sε me yɛ den bere a meka wɔn? Mεbɔ asomdwoeε ahiadeε bi.
Mehia me dɔ?
Ɛnnɛ, mεma me ho fahwε. Mεsε me honam kɔkɔɔbɔ na mεma me kwan anka ne sε me yɛ den. Mεma me mu sin bi a ɛdɔ wɔ me mu no fahwε. Mεkɔ so guamma na mεkɔ so da wɔ soro soro, na minyε ahwehwɛ bi.
Man at his birth is supple and weak; at his death, firm and strong. (So it is with) all things. Trees and plants, in their early growth, are soft and brittle; at their death, dry and withered. Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.
AI Foforɔ
Nnipa bere a wɔrebɛwo no, wɔn honam yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ na wɔduru wɔ nokware mu. Ɛbɛyɛ den na ɔkɔm ma wɔn yɛ duru, ɛna wɔnyɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ bio. Abɔneɛ a wonya no ne nnɔmba nyinaa, wɔn kwan wɔ soro no, wɔn yɛ mmɔeɛ na wɔkɔ, wɔn yɛ ahwehwɛ na wɔsε wɔn ankasa. Na bere a wɔwui no, wɔn yɛ kɔkɔɔbɔ; wɔn yɛ twetwea; wɔn yɛ fufuε. Ɛno nti, ahobanbɔ ne den ne wɔn a wɔduru wɔ ɔkwai mu no, wɔn kwan so wɔ ɔkɔm. Na nnipa a wɔduru wɔ kɔkɔɔbɔ mu no, wɔn kwan so wɔ agyaeε ne nkɔso. Ɛno nti, sε ɔkɔm no yɛ den a, ɔbɛhia; na sε dua no yɛ den a, wobεsi no. Ahwehwɛ ne ogyinaa wɔ sorɔ soro, na kɔkɔɔbɔ ne oguamma wɔ ase.
