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Le ndima ithi ukuhlala phansi kwezwe kuyaholela abantu ngokucwebezelayo nokunemba. Kodwa lapho umthetho ubekeka ngokucacileyo nangokujulile, abantu bayalahlekelwa. Ingozi namaqhawe avumelana ndawonye. Ubusika buqondana nohlobo, nohlobo bufihla ubusika. Akekho owaziyo isiphetho. Okulungileyo kungaguqulwa kube okubi.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58, "Uholo Lwezizwe Luyakhala Ngokuthambile", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/zu/chapters/58/
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其政闷闷，其民淳淳；其政察察，其民缺缺。
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Uholo lwezizwe luyakhala ngokuthambile, abantu bawo bayakha ngokucwebezelayo; uholo lwezizwe luhlonza kakhulu, abantu bawo bayabandlulula. Ingozi iqondana nentokozo, intokozo ifihle ingozi. Yebo, ubungaboni beNkosha buyahluka. Okulungileyo kuguqulwa kube yinto embi, okuhle kuguqulwa kube yinto engokomfanekiso. Abantu bayalahlekelwa, futhi lesi sikhathi sesidlule kakhulu. Ngakho-ke umphrophe weqiniso uyabeka ngaphandle kokuhlambela, uyabeka ngaphandle kokulimaza, uyaluqonga ngaphandle kokwedlulela, uyakhanya ngaphandle kokudazisa.
Ukucabanga Okujulile
Likuphathelene ngani lo mbhalo?
Le ndima ithi ukuhlala phansi kwezwe kuyaholela abantu ngokucwebezelayo nokunemba. Kodwa lapho umthetho ubekeka ngokucacileyo nangokujulile, abantu bayalahlekelwa. Ingozi namaqhawe avumelana ndawonye. Ubusika buqondana nohlobo, nohlobo bufihla ubusika. Akekho owaziyo isiphetho. Okulungileyo kungaguqulwa kube okubi.
Ihlobana kanjani nami?
Le ndima ingifundisa ukuthi izinto ezinhle nezimbi ebomini zingaguquguquka. Ngaphandle kokulindela konke okulungile noma okungalungile, ngizoba nenkolo yokuhlala phakathi.
Kungafanele ngikwenze ngani namuhla?
Namuhla, ngizolinda izinguquko ezivela ebomini bami ngaphandle kokuzikhathaza kakhulu. Ngizobekezela izinto ezimbi ngokucwenga, futhi ngizokuhlonipha izinto ezinhle ngokuthula.
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James Legge (1891)
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring. Misery! happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness! misery lurks beneath it! Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no one (with its angles); (like) a corner which injures no one (with its sharpness). He is straightforward, but allows himself no license; he is bright, but does not dazzle.
AI Modern
Uholo lwezizwe luyakhala ngokuthambile, abantu bawo bayakha ngokucwebezelayo; uholo lwezizwe luhlonza kakhulu, abantu bawo bayabandlulula. Ingozi iqondana nentokozo, intokozo ifihle ingozi. Yebo, ubungaboni beNkosha buyahluka. Okulungileyo kuguqulwa kube yinto embi, okuhle kuguqulwa kube yinto engokomfanekiso. Abantu bayalahlekelwa, futhi lesi sikhathi sesidlule kakhulu. Ngakho-ke umphrophe weqiniso uyabeka ngaphandle kokuhlambela, uyabeka ngaphandle kokulimaza, uyaluqonga ngaphandle kokwedlulela, uyakhanya ngaphandle kokudazisa.
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