Inā rā te hau nui e pohe, e puta te aroha ma te haapiiraa. Inā rā te haamana e puta, e puta te parau atoa. Inā rā te nunaa e haamata e rahi, e haamata te haapiiraa rahi.
Key Concepts
大道
仁义
社会退化
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18, "Te Faa Raha", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/18/
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Original
大道废，有仁义；智慧出，有大伪；六亲不和，有孝慈；国家昏乱，有忠臣。
Fāʻaohipahia
Inā rā te hau rahi e fai rahi, e puta te aroha; inā rā te parauparautea e puta, e puta te parau marafara; inā rā te faaorahaa a te nunaa, e puta te tauturu i te metua; inā rā te fenua e haamata e rahi, e puta te haapiiraa rahi.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
Inā rā te hau nui e pohe, e puta te aroha ma te haapiiraa. Inā rā te haamana e puta, e puta te parau atoa. Inā rā te nunaa e haamata e rahi, e haamata te haapiiraa rahi.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
Uamea tēia mau mea e puta noa, e haamata noa vau i te nia i te aratai marafara, i te parau atoa, i te faaaraa mahana. Ua hara au i te faaroo nō roto i te hau mahana.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
Inā tō rā, e faaroo noa i te hau o te nature, a e aore e haamata i te parau i te haamana iāu anei.
When the Great Tao ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.
AI Modern
Inā rā te hau rahi e fai rahi, e puta te aroha; inā rā te parauparautea e puta, e puta te parau marafara; inā rā te faaorahaa a te nunaa, e puta te tauturu i te metua; inā rā te fenua e haamata e rahi, e puta te haapiiraa rahi.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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