Tao Te Ching; Chp. 40

["Agnieszka Solska" <agnpau1@hotmail.com>]

40K

vangtaHvIS mIw'a' chegh.
QaptaHvIS mIw'a' jegh.
chen wa'netlh Doch vay'mo' tu'lu'bogh.
chen vay' tu'lu'bogh vay'mo' tu'be'lu'bogh.


40E

Returning is the action of Tao.
Yielding is the function of Tao.
Ten thousand things arise from what there is.
What there is arises from what there is not.


The English translation of the first two lines differs considerably from the 
Klingon version. However, isn't it the case that the meanings English tends 
to express via nouns, in Klingon are often expressed via verbs? The extra 
bonus is that {chegh} and {jegh} rhyme.

Having said that, a more noun-based  rendition is possible, if not better:

    tatlh'eghghach 'oH mIw'a' ta''e'.
    jeghrupghaH/wIHHa'ghach 'oH mIw'a' Qu''e'.

    . . . .
    Yielding/gentleness is the function of Tao.

'ISqu'


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