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ni'a lo tsani

lo nu jijnu lo nu melbi pe lo melbi

cu se jalge lo nu pu'ojeca zasti falo melbi nai

.i lo nu jijnu lo nu vrude pe lo vrude

cu se jalge lo nu pu'ojeca zasti falo vrude nai

i puzunu

lonu zasti jo'u lonu na zasti cu finti simxu

.i loka nandu jo'u loka frili cu rinka simxu

.i loka clani jo'u loka tordu cu merli simxu

.i loka galtu jo'u loka dizlu cu bapli simxu

.i lo voksa lo sance cu sarxe

.i ca nu lo purci lo bavli cu kalte jersi

krasi

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天 下 皆 知 美 之 為 美 , 斯 惡 已 ;

皆 知 善 之 為 善 , 斯 不 善 已。

故 有 無 相 生 , 難 易 相 成 , 長 短 相 形 , 高 下 相 傾 ,

音 聲 相 和 , 前 後 相 隨 。

是 以 聖 人 處 無 為 之 事 , 行 不 言 之 教 。

萬 物 作 而 不 辭 ,

生 而 不 有 , 為 而 不 恃 ,

成 功 不 居 。

夫 唯 不 居 , 是 以 不 去 。

English translation

Tao Te Ching.

1. All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skillful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.

2. So it is that existence and non-existence give birth the one to (the idea of) the other; that difficulty and ease produce the one (the idea of) the other; that length and shortness fashion out the one the figure of the other; that (the ideas of) height and lowness arise from the contrast of the one with the other; that the musical notes and tones become harmonious through the relation of one with another; and that being before and behind give the idea of one following another.

3. Therefore the sage manages affairs without doing anything, and conveys his instructions without the use of speech.

4. All things spring up, and there is not one which declines to show itself; they grow, and there is no claim made for their ownership; they go through their processes, and there is no expectation (of a reward for the results). The work is accomplished, and there is no resting in it (as an achievement). The work is done, but how no one can see;

'Tis this that makes the power not cease to be.