tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 17 14:40:35 2003
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RE: Tao Te Ching Chp. 51
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Tao Te Ching Chp. 51
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 19:34:19 +0000
51K
Hoch Dochmey yInmoH mIw'a'.
bIH je' ghob.
bIH chenmoH 'u' Hap.
bIH naQmoH wanI'mey.
vaj wa'netlh Dol'e',
mIw'a' vuv Hoch 'ej ghob quvmoH Hoch'e'.
'e' luta' ra'taHvIS pagh.
ruch 'e' luwuq bIH'e'.
bIH yInmoH mIw'a',
bIH je' ghob 'ej nenmoH,
bIH ghojmoH 'ej yoD
bIH leSmoH, bIH Qutlh 'ej bIH 'av.
bIH yInmoH mIw'a' 'ach bIH ghajbe'.
bIHvaD vum 'ach naD pIHbe'.
bIH SachmoH 'ach bIH ghatlhbe'.
ghob pegh [A] 'oH ghobvam'e'.
51E
Tao gives life to all things.
Virtue nourishes them.
Material world gives them form.
Circumstances make them complete.
Therefore of the myriad things,
Each one reveres Tao and each one pays tribute to virtue.
They do so without being ordered.
They do so of themselves.
Tao gives life to them.
Virtue nourishes and matures them.
It teaches them and protects them.
It rests them, supports them and guards them.
Tao gives life to them but it does not possess them.
It toils for them but expects no praise.
It makes them grow but does not dominate them.
This is the secret virtue.
[A]: {ghob pegh} could be ambiguous between "the secret virtue" and "the
secret of virtue" but my impression is that the context makes it clear that
the sentence is about virtue and not about a secret. If this impression is
wrong, and the ambiguity remains unresolved, perhaps it's just as well.
{{;–)
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