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Re: Tao Te Ching Chp. 26



ja' ghunchu'wI':

>>Dotlh tIS QutlhwI' [A] 'oH Dotlh 'ugh'e'.
>>Do che'wI' 'oH Dotlh jot'e'.
>>Being heavy is the foundation of lightness.
>>Being calm is the ruler of haste.
>
>I don't agree with this kind of use of {Dotlh}.  {Dotlh tIS} doesn't 
>indicate "the status of being light". It says that something's status is 
>itself light, whatever that means.
>
>If you want nouns for "being heavy" and "lightness" and "being calm", 
>there's no reason to ignore {-ghach}.

toH, qaq chovnatlh chu' 'e' vIHar:

   'ughHa'ghach QutlhwI' 'oH tISHa'ghach'e'.
    Do che'wI' 'oH jottaHghach'e'.

'ISqu'

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