I te tāpura i te haapiiraa, e noho mātau ore te taata. Te ae rā i te āe, te mātau rā i te iō, eaha rahi te reva? Nā te taata taatoa e haamau, e haamau roa atoa vau. Te taata taatoa ra, e haahauhia mā te mea rahi rahi, meitahi e paīhia mā te pūpū haapiiraa. Nō vau ia, e noho mātau vau me te pūrātau, me te pōtiki nō te mea aore ōna i haapaopao. Te taata taatoa ra, e rahi te rākau; nō vau ia, e iti haamaui. Te taata tumu ra, e mārama; nō vau ia, e pō. E haahau nō te moana. E mātau ore vau nō te taata taatoa, nō vau ia, e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 20, "Tāpura i te haapiiraa, e noho mātau ore", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/20/
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Tāpura i te haapiiraa, e noho mātau ore. Te ae rā i te āe, eaha rahi te reva iā rāua? Te mea mātau rā i te mea iō, eaha rahi te reva iā rāua? Nā te taata taatoa ra e haamau, e haamau roa atoa vau. E pūpolo nō teie nei ao! Eaha te pūrahua nō teie nei mau mea! Te taata taatoa ra, e haahauhia te nā pūpū, meitahi e paīhia mā te pūpū haapiiraa, meitahi e pī tō rāua au i te mārama o te vai. Nō vau ia, e noho mātau vau me te pūrātau, me te pōtiki nō te mea aore roa ōna i haapaopao i te mī. E haamau vau me te taata e paō iā ia no te mea aore ōna haereraa nō te tahi tuātea. Te taata taatoa ra, e rahi te rākau, nō vau ia, e iti haamaui. Ua noa ānae vau i te fuu o te taata mātau ore! Te taata tumu ra, e mārama te mau arihi, nō vau ia, e pō tō vau mau. Te taata haamau ra, e mātau te mau arihi, nō vau ia, e haamau roa vau. E haahau nō te moana, e aore te pū mau nō teie nei mau mea taatoa. Te taata taatoa ra, e mau rākau te mau mea, nō vau ia, e mātau ore vau nō te tahi tuātea. Nō vau ia, e rahi tōku rereē i te taata taatoa, nō te mea e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
I te tāpura i te haapiiraa, e noho mātau ore te taata. Te ae rā i te āe, te mātau rā i te iō, eaha rahi te reva? Nā te taata taatoa e haamau, e haamau roa atoa vau. Te taata taatoa ra, e haahauhia mā te mea rahi rahi, meitahi e paīhia mā te pūpū haapiiraa. Nō vau ia, e noho mātau vau me te pūrātau, me te pōtiki nō te mea aore ōna i haapaopao. Te taata taatoa ra, e rahi te rākau; nō vau ia, e iti haamaui. Te taata tumu ra, e mārama; nō vau ia, e pō. E haahau nō te moana. E mātau ore vau nō te taata taatoa, nō vau ia, e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
I tōku ora, ua haamatau vau i te haapiiraa rahi nō te taatoa, nō te mea e mātau roa ai vau i te mau mea. Hēia ra, ua haamau vau i te mea e haamau te taata taatoa, e mātau vau i te mea e haamau rā te haamau. Ua haamatau vau i te noho mātau ore, e pō tō vau mau, e haahau nō te moana, e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
I teie mahana, e tāpura vau i te haapiiraa rahi nō te tāpura. E hau vau i te mātau mātau haahaa ma te hau o te taata taatoa. E noho mātau vau me te pōtiki, e haahau iā te moana o tōku faaroo, e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
When we renounce learning we have no troubles. The multitude of men look satisfied and pleased; as if enjoying a full banquet, as if mounted on a tower in spring. I alone seem listless and still, my desires having as yet given no indication of their presence. I am like an infant which has not yet smiled. I alone am different from other men, but I value the nursing-mother (the Tao).
AI Modern
Tāpura i te haapiiraa, e noho mātau ore. Te ae rā i te āe, eaha rahi te reva iā rāua? Te mea mātau rā i te mea iō, eaha rahi te reva iā rāua? Nā te taata taatoa ra e haamau, e haamau roa atoa vau. E pūpolo nō teie nei ao! Eaha te pūrahua nō teie nei mau mea! Te taata taatoa ra, e haahauhia te nā pūpū, meitahi e paīhia mā te pūpū haapiiraa, meitahi e pī tō rāua au i te mārama o te vai. Nō vau ia, e noho mātau vau me te pūrātau, me te pōtiki nō te mea aore roa ōna i haapaopao i te mī. E haamau vau me te taata e paō iā ia no te mea aore ōna haereraa nō te tahi tuātea. Te taata taatoa ra, e rahi te rākau, nō vau ia, e iti haamaui. Ua noa ānae vau i te fuu o te taata mātau ore! Te taata tumu ra, e mārama te mau arihi, nō vau ia, e pō tō vau mau. Te taata haamau ra, e mātau te mau arihi, nō vau ia, e haamau roa vau. E haahau nō te moana, e aore te pū mau nō teie nei mau mea taatoa. Te taata taatoa ra, e mau rākau te mau mea, nō vau ia, e mātau ore vau nō te tahi tuātea. Nō vau ia, e rahi tōku rereē i te taata taatoa, nō te mea e haapii vau iā te mārama nō te vahine nō te ao.
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