E haapi'i te tuha'a nei i te mau mea ehi. Te hi'o ta'ahia, te hi'o mārohiroha, te hi'o haamau i te rāua mau mea, te huru o te ao nei. No te mea, i te hi'o ta'ahia, e tano mau te ta'ata i te a'o a te Atua. E haamau mārohiroha te huru nō te ora tae noa i te matahiti.
Key Concepts
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 59, "Te Hi'o Ta'ahia", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ty/chapters/59/
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I te ha'api'ira'a i te ta'ata e te fa'aite i te Atua, aore ra e rahi aere i te hi'o ta'ahia. No te mea e hi'o ta'ahia, e tano mau te fa'aite mua. Te fa'aite mua, e aore e haamau i te mārohiroha. Te haamau mārohiroha, aore e mea e tauturu ai. Aore e mea e tauturu ai, aore e haamata e tia i te aore. E haamata e tia i te aore, e riro nō te fenua. Te mea nō te fenua, e tano nō te roa. E ha'amaiti nō teia i te tu, te ha'api'ira'a māiti roa, te a'o nō te ora tae noa i te matahiti.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
E haapi'i te tuha'a nei i te mau mea ehi. Te hi'o ta'ahia, te hi'o mārohiroha, te hi'o haamau i te rāua mau mea, te huru o te ao nei. No te mea, i te hi'o ta'ahia, e tano mau te ta'ata i te a'o a te Atua. E haamau mārohiroha te huru nō te ora tae noa i te matahiti.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
I to'u ao mahana, e haapi'i te tuha'a nei iā'u e teie mau mea. Te hi'o ta'ahia i to'u taime, i to'u rā, i to'u māta'i, e fa'aotia te ora mārohiroha. No te mea, aore a'u e rave rahi rahi, e hi'o mau roa tā'u.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
I teie mahana, e hi'o tāua i te taime. Aore e rave i te mea e rahi aere, aore e ha'api i te mea e ngaro. E hi'o mau i te mea e tano nā'u, e haamau i te mārohiroha.
For regulating the human (in our constitution) and rendering the (proper) service to the heavenly, there is nothing like moderation. It is only by this moderation that there is effected an early return (to man's normal state). He who possesses the mother of the state may continue long.
AI Modern
I te ha'api'ira'a i te ta'ata e te fa'aite i te Atua, aore ra e rahi aere i te hi'o ta'ahia. No te mea e hi'o ta'ahia, e tano mau te fa'aite mua. Te fa'aite mua, e aore e haamau i te mārohiroha. Te haamau mārohiroha, aore e mea e tauturu ai. Aore e mea e tauturu ai, aore e haamata e tia i te aore. E haamata e tia i te aore, e riro nō te fenua. Te mea nō te fenua, e tano nō te roa. E ha'amaiti nō teia i te tu, te ha'api'ira'a māiti roa, te a'o nō te ora tae noa i te matahiti.
Toʻu Manaʻo
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