E ha'aputu te ao i te mea 'āfa e tautāfai nei i te tuha'a rahi. O te tuha'a rahi, e ho'i fa'ahururoa mai i te 'o'omi nō te 'o'opa i muri. O te 'ā'a 'e te maha, e pū mai te 'ino.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30, "Te Here Roa, Te Ma'a Vave", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/30/
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O te ta'ata 'aha'oa i te 'au mārama e 'a'o i te pūpū, 'aore 'oia e fa'a'ū i te mau tuha'a rahi no te ao. O te fa'a'ū 'ē, e ho'i fa'ahururoa mai i te 'o'omi nōna. I te fenua 'e te mau 'ōpū o te taua, e tupu nō te uri rauti. A muri iho i te taua nui, he mau matahiti 'ino. O te ta'ata rahi, e 'o'o i te 'ā'a 'ē, 'aore 'oia e hi'o'ira i te ma'a. 'Ā'a, 'aore e ha'apa'ia; 'ā'a, 'aore e ho'ohia; 'ā'a, 'aore e ha'apare'ia. 'Ā'a, 'aore e nehenehe; 'ā'a, 'aore e ma'a. O te mea ma'a roa, e 'āfa; 'o ia 'o te 'aore e tae i te 'au mārama; o te 'aore e tae i te 'au mārama, e 'āfa vave.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
E ha'aputu te ao i te mea 'āfa e tautāfai nei i te tuha'a rahi. O te tuha'a rahi, e ho'i fa'ahururoa mai i te 'o'omi nō te 'o'opa i muri. O te 'ā'a 'e te maha, e pū mai te 'ino.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
He mea mahana 'oia e hi'o'ira i te mau mea 'ino maha i roto i te vaiā. 'Aore e tae i te 'au mārama te mea 'e fa'a'ū roa nei i te ma'a.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
Inapō, a ha'api'i iā 'oe iho i te 'ā'a mahanahanaha. A 'aore e fa'a'ū i te 'ino no te hi'o'ira e 'o'o. A ha'apa'ia, a ho'ohia, a ha'apare'ia 'aore 'oe.
He who would assist a lord of men in harmony with the Tao will not assert his mastery in the kingdom by force of arms. Such a course is sure to meet with its proper return. Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up. In the sequence of great armies there are sure to be bad years.
AI Modern
O te ta'ata 'aha'oa i te 'au mārama e 'a'o i te pūpū, 'aore 'oia e fa'a'ū i te mau tuha'a rahi no te ao. O te fa'a'ū 'ē, e ho'i fa'ahururoa mai i te 'o'omi nōna. I te fenua 'e te mau 'ōpū o te taua, e tupu nō te uri rauti. A muri iho i te taua nui, he mau matahiti 'ino. O te ta'ata rahi, e 'o'o i te 'ā'a 'ē, 'aore 'oia e hi'o'ira i te ma'a. 'Ā'a, 'aore e ha'apa'ia; 'ā'a, 'aore e ho'ohia; 'ā'a, 'aore e ha'apare'ia. 'Ā'a, 'aore e nehenehe; 'ā'a, 'aore e ma'a. O te mea ma'a roa, e 'āfa; 'o ia 'o te 'aore e tae i te 'au mārama; o te 'aore e tae i te 'au mārama, e 'āfa vave.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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