Chapter 74

Wen Di People Noh Frighten Fa Death

民不畏死,奈何以死惧之?若使民常畏死,而为奇者,吾得执而杀之,孰敢?
常有司杀者杀。夫代司杀者杀,是谓代大匠斫。夫代大匠斫者,希有不伤其手矣。
Wen di people done lose all fear fa death, how yuh expect fi use death fi mek dem waan behave?

If di people always live inna fear fa death, an evry last one wa mek upn wrong could get ketch an kill, who would still daag sey fi do bad?

Always get somebody weh put dem pan di death list dey suh.

Bot wen somebody else step up fi try tak dat work fram di one weh s'pose fi do it, dat laik wan weh nuh know nuttin waan come play carpenter. Any carpenter wa play like him can tek out di real carpenter work, him cyan manage fi nuo how fi handle di blade suh-suoyen.

Diip Reflekshan

Wah dis chaptа bout?

Wen yuh try fi use fear fa death fi mek people waan do wa yuh waan, yuh gone past di natural order. Always get somebody weh mek di judging—an if yuh step inna dem shoe without authority, yuh cyan manage fi nuo sey yuh cyan cut ya own han widout expect it.

How it relate to me?

Mi use fi waan control people wid me voice an me powa. Mi waan dem fi fear mi so dem cyan behave. Bot dis chapter mek mi si sey real powa nuh come fram scaryin people. True powa come fram Above, an if mi play like mi get dat powa, mi cyan end up like di foolish carpenter weh cut off him own finga.

Wah mi fi do todeh?

Todeh, mi cyan use fear fa mek anybody do nuttin. Instead, mi a go mek room fi see wa di One Above sey. Mi haffi respek sey di time fa everyting under heaven, an mi cyan nuh rush wa Heaven nuh set yet. Let go, lissen, an watch di One weh really hold di blade.

Chapter Dem Wah Relate

Mi Reflection

Wah dis chapter mek yuh feel? Wah you ago do wid it?

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