Ua parau te ta'ata tapu rā i reira, e te faretrave maorite e tae rahi i te mau parau, 'aore i ni'a i te mātau 'ē. E ha'api'ahia te ta'ata maorite i te mau ta'ata 'ē, 'aore e ha'apāruru iā rā. Te fā'aito 'ē, 'o te 'ārite roa 'o te mau ta'ata noho mau.
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Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 27, "Te faretrave ta'ata maorite", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/27/
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Te faretrave maorite e tae rahi i te mau parau. Te mau parau maorite e tae rahi i te mau ha'amā. Te tuhia maorite e tae rahi i te mau pu'a. Te papatari maorite e tae rahi i te mau kōri ma te aore ra e taa. Te fa'a'ite maorite e tae rahi i te mau aho ma te aore ra e mau. E hau te ta'ata noho mau i te mau fā'aito i te mau ta'ata, e aore e tamariki aore hia. E hau te ta'ata noho mau i te mau fā'aito i te mau mea, e aore e mea hapehia. E haere tāna i te 'ārite rahi. Eiaha 'oe e 'āpaina iā 'oe iho, eiaha 'oe e ha'api'ahia i te ta'ata nōnō. No'u, e 'āpaina nō 'oe iā 'oe iho, e 'āpaina nō 'oe i te ta'ata ha'amā. E 'ōire nō tā 'oe i'oa, e hau nō tā 'oe i manao, 'o te 'ārite noa tāna.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
Ua parau te ta'ata tapu rā i reira, e te faretrave maorite e tae rahi i te mau parau, 'aore i ni'a i te mātau 'ē. E ha'api'ahia te ta'ata maorite i te mau ta'ata 'ē, 'aore e ha'apāruru iā rā. Te fā'aito 'ē, 'o te 'ārite roa 'o te mau ta'ata noho mau.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
E 'āpaina 'ā vau i te 'ārite o tā'u faretrave, i tā'u parau, i tā'u hohoa. Ua rahi tā'u i 'āpaina ai i te ta'ata nōnō. Ua hau tā'u i tāna parau parau, e ha'api'ahia tā'u i te mau ta'ata e tūroato nei iā vau.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
Inaha 'oe i teie mahana, 'o tā'u e fa'a'o nei, e ha'api'ahia te tahi ta'ata 'ē i roto i tāna mau mea nōnō, 'aore i te mātahiti anā i te pohe. 'Aore e vai roa, e vārua 'oe i te mau parau maorite iā rā, e 'āpaina 'oe i te ta'ata 'ē.
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed; the skilful reckoner uses no tallies; the skilful closer needs no bolts or bars, while to open what he has shut will be impossible; the skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible.
AI Modern
Te faretrave maorite e tae rahi i te mau parau. Te mau parau maorite e tae rahi i te mau ha'amā. Te tuhia maorite e tae rahi i te mau pu'a. Te papatari maorite e tae rahi i te mau kōri ma te aore ra e taa. Te fa'a'ite maorite e tae rahi i te mau aho ma te aore ra e mau. E hau te ta'ata noho mau i te mau fā'aito i te mau ta'ata, e aore e tamariki aore hia. E hau te ta'ata noho mau i te mau fā'aito i te mau mea, e aore e mea hapehia. E haere tāna i te 'ārite rahi. Eiaha 'oe e 'āpaina iā 'oe iho, eiaha 'oe e ha'api'ahia i te ta'ata nōnō. No'u, e 'āpaina nō 'oe iā 'oe iho, e 'āpaina nō 'oe i te ta'ata ha'amā. E 'ōire nō tā 'oe i'oa, e hau nō tā 'oe i manao, 'o te 'ārite noa tāna.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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