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Tao Te Ching Chp. 58



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qetlhchugh qum 'ej nISbe'chugh
nIt nuvpu' 'ej yuDHa'.
'ongchugh qum 'ej nISchugh
ngoj nuvpu' 'ej chepHa'.

San Do' taghmoH Qugh'e'. [A]
Qugh So' San Do''e'
wanI'vammey baqmeH DuH'a'?
vangmeH mIw lugh tu'lu''a'?
motlhbe'choH motlhwI'.
mIghchoH QaQwI'.
Hoch jaj ghurtaH nuv mIS.

vaj jej yajchu'wI' 'ach pe'be'.
tey 'ach QIHbe'.
SIHHa'moH 'ach ghorbe'.
boch 'ach leghHa'moHbe'.

58E

When the government is dull and not meddlesome,
the people are pure and honest.
When the government is shrewd and meddlesome,
the people are restless and poor.

Good fortune springs from disaster.
Disaster lurks in good fate.
Is there a way to end this?
Is there a norm of what's right?
What's normal becomes abnormal.
What's good becomes evil.
With each passing day people grow more confused.

That is why the sage is sharp but he doesn't cut.
He burnishes but he doesn't harm.
He straightens but he doesn't break.
He shines but he does not dazzle.

[A] Alernatively:

    Qughmo' tagh San Do''e'
    San Do'Daq loS Qugh'e'.


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