Chapta 69

Wan We di Bot Tu Fait Spik

兵 不敢 哀者胜

Original

用兵有言：吾不敢为主而为客，不敢进寸而退尺。
是谓行无行，攘无臂，扔无敌，执无兵。
祸莫大于轻敌，轻敌几丧吾宝。故抗兵相加，哀者胜矣。

Tranzleshɔn

Di pipul we sabi tap tap tu talk bayol se: A no go mek fos we A go du, bot A go sidon pasif we A go du. A no go waaka gofront wan inchi, bot A go step bak longbit. Na so A go waaka widout futin fol, A go lif op han widout han, A go faivt widout pipul, A go kari weapon widout kot. Nating big pas blama den mek litef yor eni. We yu mek litef, yu almost los di tinc we mek yu lib. Wen tu armi motch anoda, di won we dey sori win.

Dip Tinkin

Wetin dis chápá na abaut?

Dis chata tok bout wie wi no fi mek fos wen wi gobai sitifan. E spik say trub wi dide go bifo wi go, nobi wan go luk wi go. Da onli wie wi kin win—wen wi sidon an mek di oder pipul waak demself go bit YA. Wen tu grup i put tinc pan one anoda, di won we gedi we i sabi sori an i no waak big eddie, da e go win afta.

Aw dis tɔch mi laif?

Ai sabi howti aim fa get eberitin noni, howti aim fa mek pipul si se ai smat. Bot dis chata mek ai sabi se di gud pas wa fi get wetin yu waant na tu wati, tu sidon, tu mek yoslef smol. Wen ai trai tu du evriting fos, ai jus pain miself. Da sam wie yu win nobi wan—wen yu no bit bot yu still dey stannin.

Wetin I mas du tude?

Tide, we yu filti se yu wanti sutin an yu filti se yu go fait wit evribodi we stanop yu—we, try dis wan. Sidon daon. Luki di sam sitifan fum di oda pas view. Livo di fos. Livo yu waan fi mek pipul no sef wetin yu de du. Let di taim go pas an witin we wi mek yu, e go kom. Na so wi kin win—no bi howti wi fit faivt bot bi howti wi no fi faivt at all.

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