Chapta 19

Lef Saintru an Kleva

绝圣弃智,民利百倍;绝仁弃义,民复孝慈;绝巧弃利,盗贼无有。
此三者以为文不足,故令有所属:见素抱朴,少私寡欲。
Lef saintru an drob kleva, pipul go get plenti gud fron am. Lef pitikin an dat so-cal gutnes, pipul go kam bak to du wet dem suppose to du - luv an rispek. Lef aw di kleva kleva an wanshun for tings, tif we no go bi at all.

Dis three tings alone no go mek pikin bi gud rule. Da tings we sabi bi: kit plain skin an hafdat wit yu, no bi kleva an bigfaya, no kari plenti tins for yu hed, no want tumas.

Dip Tinkin

Wetin dis chápá na abaut?

Dis chapta tok sey wen yu lef aw di bigfaya ideas an dat so-cal saint-tin we pipul du, dat bi wen pipul go start du rite tings wit demself. Wen yu no push kleva an aw di rule dem, pipul go kam bak to da natural luv an gutnes we dem don forgot. Di ansa bi sey wi mus lef di kleva kleva an gi wi all a di simple, plain way we God mek wi.

Aw dis tɔch mi laif?

Mi sabi sey mi olsem du tumas kleva we mi sabi bigfaya bigfaya. Mi track sey wen mi no try so hard to bi smat an folo rule, mi mo satified an pipul raod mi mo betta. Wen mi lef dat pitikin an bi mself, things mo calm an mi no tired so.

Wetin I mas du tude?

Tude, mi go mek sometin simple. Mi no go trai to bigfaya bigfaya sef. Mi go du one tinc wit mi full hed, no tink about wet oda pipul go sey. Mi go kit plain skin an bigfaya an no wani notin we mi no nid.

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