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Tao Te Ching Chp. 20

Agnieszka Solska ([email protected]) [KLI Member] [Hol po'wI']

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bIHaD 'e' Dabupchugh [A], vaj bISotbe'.

pIm'a' <HIja'> <ghobe'> je?
nIb'a' QaQwI' mIghwI' je?
vay'e' luHajbogh latlh vIHajnIS'a'?
taH mIS; not mevchoHba'.

Dat Quch nuvpu'; Quchqu'.
yupma' lopwI' Da, rInDI' poH bIr.
lopno' jeSwI' Da, taghDI' 'uQ'a'.
jIvangbe' jIH neH 'ej pagh vI'ang
'ej wej monlaHbogh ghu vIrur.
mutlhej pagh'e'; jItatlh'eghlaHbe'. [B]
vay' 'Iq lughaj latlh nuv,
pagh vIghaj jIH neH.
qoHna' jIHlaw'; jImISchu'.
wov latlh nuv; wovqu'.
jIHurgh jIH neH, jIHurghqu'.
val latlh nuv; valqu'.
jI'Itlaw' jIH neH; jI'Itqu'.
ngojtaHbogh bIQ'a' vIDa.
mevbe'bogh SuS'a' vIDa.
ngoQmeychaj buS latlh nuv.
ngoQ vIHutlhlaw', jIDoghlaw' jIH neH.
jInov jIH neH; latlhpu' vIrurbe'.
SoS Soj vISop; muje' SoS neH.

20E

Give up studying and you will have no distress.

Is there a difference between "yes" and "no"?
The good and the evil – are they alike?
Ought I to fear what others fear?
Confusion reigns, continuing without end.

All around, people make merry.
As if holding a festival in spring.
As if about to gorge at a feast.
I alone remain still and reveal nothing
Like an infant yet unable to smile.
I am forlorn, with no place to go.
Others possess enough to spare.
I alone seem to have nothing.
I seem like a fool; I'm utterly confused.
Other people are bright – oh, so bright.
I alone am dark – so dark.
Other people are smart – oh, so smart.
I alone seem withdrawn – so withdrawn.
Ever drifting like the restless ocean,
Blown about like the ceaseless storm.
Other people pursue their goals
I alone seem foolish and aimless.
Only I am a stranger; I'm unlike the others.
I take nourishment only from the mother.

[A] I do hope that despite the lack of canon examples {bup} can be used in 
this way. If not, there is always {mev}.

[B] Since the verb {tatlh} means to return a thing to its origin or source I 
hope I can use {jItatlh'eghlaHbe'} to mean something like "I am unable to 
restore myself to the place where I belong."

'ISqu'
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