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Tao Te Ching Chp. 74
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Tao Te Ching Chp. 74
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 20:48:25 +0000
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Hegh luHajbe'chugh nuv.
lubuQlu'meH lI'Ha'.
Hegh luHajtaHchugh nuv
'ej vangHa'bogh vay' jonlu'chugh
'ej muHlu'chugh
ruch 'e' ngIl 'Iv?
HoHmeH reH SaH muHwI'a'.
ghaH DaDa 'e' DanIDchugh
Sor pe'wI''a' Qu' ta' 'e' nIDbogh vay' Darur.[A]
Qu'vam ta'laHbe'chugh vay'
pIjHa' ghopDu'Daj rIQmoHbe'.
74E
If people have no fear of death
It's pointless to threaten them with it.
If people were in constant fear of death,
And if anyone acting deviously were to be seized
and executed,
Who would dare to do so?
The Master Executioner is always there to kill.
If you attempt to play his role
It is like trying to do the work of a master lumberjack.
The one who has no skill to do this work
Seldom escapes with his hands unhurt.
[A] This sentence might be difficult to parse. It literally means: "You
(will) resemble someone who tries to accomplish the task of a great cutter
of trees."
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Tao Te Ching Chp. 78
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qo' HochDaq pagh tun law' bIQ tun puS.
pagh puj law' bIQ puj puS.
'ach letwI' HoSwI' joq HIvmeH nIvwI' tu'be'lu'.
bIQ tammeH pagh qa'meH tu'lu'.
HoSwI' jey pujwI'.
letwI' jey tunwI'.
'e' Sovbej Hoch nuv.
'ach Sovvam lo'ba' pagh.
vaj maq yajchu'wI':
Sep quvHa'ghach DaSIQchugh
Sep latmey jaw Damoj.
Sep Do'Ha'ghaj DaSIQchugh
qo' voDleD Damoj.
mujlaw' mu'mey lugh. [A]
78E
There is nothing in the world softer than water.
And there's nothing weaker.
Yet for attacking the hard and strong there is nothing better.
There is no substitute for it.
What is weak defeats what's strong. [36]
What is soft defeats what's hard.
This is something known to all.
Yet this knowledge is used by none.
That's why the sage declares:
If you bear the country's dishonor you'll become
the lord of its shrines
If you bear the country's misfortune you'll become
the king of the world.
True words seem to sound wrong.
[A] Many commentators have noted that this line seems out of place here. It
would fit better after Chapter 41 or 45.
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