Chapter 38
ʻO ka Hopo kiʻekiʻe ʻAʻole i Maopopo i ka Hopo
Kumumua
上德不德，是以有德；下德不失德，是以无德。
上德无为而无以为；下德为之而有以为。上仁为之而无以为；上义为之而有以为。上礼为之而莫之应，则攘臂而扔之。
故失道而后德，失德而后仁，失仁而后义，失义而后礼。夫礼者，忠信之薄，而乱之首。
前识者，道之华，而愚之始。是以大丈夫处其厚，不居其薄；处其实，不居其华。故去彼取此。
上德无为而无以为；下德为之而有以为。上仁为之而无以为；上义为之而有以为。上礼为之而莫之应，则攘臂而扔之。
故失道而后德，失德而后仁，失仁而后义，失义而后礼。夫礼者，忠信之薄，而乱之首。
前识者，道之华，而愚之始。是以大丈夫处其厚，不居其薄；处其实，不居其华。故去彼取此。
Unuhi
ʻO ka Hopo kiʻekiʻe ʻaʻole i maopopo iā ia iho he Hopo, no laila, he Hopo ʻiʻo nō. ʻO ka Hopo haʻahaʻa, ʻaʻole ia e luku i ka Hopo, no laila, ʻaʻole he Hopo. ʻO ka Hopo kiʻekiʻe, hana ʻole ia me ka ʻaʻole intention, ʻaʻole intention nō. ʻO ka Hopo haʻahaʻa, hana ia me ka intention, me ka intention nō. ʻO ka Aloha kiʻekiʻe, hana ia me ka ʻaʻole intention, ʻaʻole intention nō. ʻO ka hoʻopono kiʻekiʻe, hana ia me ka intention, me ka intention nō. ʻO ka ʻōlelo kaulana kiʻekiʻe, hana ia me ka ʻaʻole mea e pane aku, a laila, e kiʻi nō ia i kona mau lima a e kūmau aku. No laila, i ka lilo o ke Alanui, a laila ka Hopo; i ka lilo o ka Hopo, a laila ka Aloha; i ka lilo o ka Aloha, a laila ka hoʻopono; i ka lilo o ka hoʻopono, a laila ka ʻōlelo kaulana. ʻO ka ʻōlelo kaulana, ʻo ia kekahi mea o ka mālama ʻole a me ka poʻe hana ʻino. ʻO ka mea ʻike mua, ʻo ia ka pua o ke Alanui, a me ke poʻe ʻ白痴. No laila, ʻo ke kāne maka nui, e noho nō ia i kahi ulu, ʻaʻole i kahi mōhua; e noho nō ia i kahi ʻiʻo, ʻaʻole i kahi pua. No laila, e waiho ia i kēlā, a e lawe ia i kēia.
Nōnōmea Hohonu
He aha kēia paukū e pili ana?
Ke ʻano o ka Hopo kiʻekiʻe ʻaʻole e haʻi aku iā ia iho he Hopo, no laila, he Hopo ʻiʻo nō. Ke ʻano haʻahaʻa, e mālama ana i ka Hopo, no laila, ʻaʻole he Hopo. Ke Alanui, hana ʻole ia me ka ʻaʻole intention; akā, i ka lilo o ke Alanui, a laila ka Hopo, a laila ka Aloha, a laila ka hoʻopono, a laila ka ʻōlelo kaulana. I kēlā lilo ʻana, ua mōhua ka ʻōlelo kaulana, a ua hana ʻia ka poʻe hana ʻino.
Pehea ka pilina iaʻu?
He mea paʻakikī koʻu noho ʻia ana me ka Hopo ʻiʻo, ʻaʻole e haʻi aku iā lākou a haʻi aku iā wau. He mea nui ka hana ʻana no ka pono, ʻaʻole no ka ʻole o ka manaʻo ʻino.
Nā Moʻo Pili
Kuʻu Manaʻo
He aha kā kēia moʻo e hoʻāla ai iā ʻoe? Pehea ʻoe e hoʻohana ai?