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Tao Te Ching Chp. 63
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Tao Te Ching Chp. 63
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 18:02:19 +0000
63K
bIvangbe'taHvIS yIvang.
bIvumbe'taHvIS yIvum.
vay''e' mumlaHbogh pagh yIwaH.
machwI' tItInmoH.
puSwI' tIlaw'moH.
DuQIHDI' vay' yIQIHHa' [A].
QatlhwI' yIghuH ngeDtaHvIS 'oH.
tInwI' yISIgh machHaHvIS 'oH.
taghDI' qo' QatlhwI'mey ngeDbej.
taghDI' qo' tInwI'mey machbej.
chav'a'mey ta' not 'e' nID yajchu'wI'.
not 'e' nIDmo' chav'a'mey ta'laH.
nom lay'bogh nuv voqbe'lu'bej.
ngeDlaw'bogh vay' QatlhmoHlu'bej.
Qatlh Qu'Daj 'e' laj yajchu'wI'
vaj ghaHvaD ngeDchoH Hoch.
63E
Act without taking action.
Work without doing work.
Taste what cannot be tasted.
Magnify the small
Multiply the few.
Repay injury with kindness.
Prepare for the difficult
while it is still easy.
Work on the big thing
while it is still small.
The difficult things of the world
are initially easy. [A]
The big things of the world
are initially small. [A]
The sage never strives to accomplish anything great
That is why he is able to accomplish great things.
Those who are quick to make promises
are bound not to be trusted.
What may seem easy is bound to become hard.
The sage accepts his tasks as difficult.
Therefore, they all become easy for him.
[A] In Chinese and Klingon these two lines express certainty conveyed by
"bi4" and {-bej} respectively. In English these two lines came out as
statements of fact because I wasn't able to phrase them in a way that would
satisfy me.
'ISqu'
http://www.geocites.com/taoteching_klingon
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