Chapta 75

Wi Pipul Noh Get Fɔdin

民之饥,以其上食税之多,是以饥。民之难治,以其上之有为,是以难治。民之轻死,以其上求生之厚,是以轻死。
夫唯无以生为者,是贤于贵生。
Wi pipul dɔngi nɔ get fɔdin, bɔ di pipul we i de ɔva na ɔltop dɛn e de tɛk ɔl di taks we dɛn gɛt. Na diswɛ dɛn e dɔngi. Wi pipul hɑdi fɔ gɛt ɔl wit, bɔ di pipul we i de ɔva na ɔltop dɛn e de dɔn fɔ mek ɔl klain wit dɛn. Na diswɛ dɛn e hɑdi. Wi pipul dɔnt ɛfɛd dɛn fɔ naid bɔ di pipul we i de ɔva na ɔltop dɛn e fɛn fɔ liv lɔng wan ɔl wit dɛn, de du ɔl we dɛn kin du fɔ talɛm dɛn laif. Na diswɛ dɛn e dɔnt ɛfɛd dɛn fɔ naid. Na di wan we i nɔ de tɛk kia fɔ dɛn laif nɔ na di wan we i biliv sɔti fɔ dɛn laif. Na di sof we dɛn kin de ɔl wit nɔ ɔl we dɛn dɔnt gri pamp dɛn laif nɔ na we dɛn kin bi.

Dip Tinkin

Wetin dis chápá na abaut?

Dis chapta i tal ɔba hau pipul kin sɔfɛ bɔ wi lida dɛn. Wen lida dɛn tɛk ɔl we dɛn nid, pipul gɛt nɔtin fɔ liv wi. Wen lida dɛn tɔku tich pipul wit allɔ, pipul nɔ sabi fɔ ɔbi wan lida dɛn ɔl wit dɛn. Wi pipul i no sɔk fɔ naid bɔ wi lida dɛn dɔn fɛn ɔl we dɛn kin du fɔ tɛk kia fɔ dɛn laif. Na di pipul we i nɔ kip fɔ tich ɔl wit ɔl wit dɛn laif, na diswan i marɛ betɛ na di pipul we i biliv sɔti wit dɛn laif.

Aw dis tɔch mi laif?

Dis chapta i mek mi fink ɔba hau dɛn as we mi kip tich kɔp fɔ get mɔ sɔmtin we mi nid. Mi sabi hau it i dɔn kip mi bɔk wit ɔl wit dɛn fɔ wɔl wit mi, ɛvɛn we mi sabi se mi nɔ nid ɔl we mi nid. Di chapta i tal mi se tin we mi kip fɔ mek mi hɔpi fɔ laif, kin mek mi nɔ sidɔn kwayɛ wit wi as we mi sabi se dɛn tin nɔ kin las fɔeva.

Wetin I mas du tude?

Tude, mi wɔn fɔ si wi wan tin we mi kip tich wit dɛn laif ɛn lɛf i go bɔk mi, ɛn mi wɔn lɛf i na di tin we mi sabi i wɔn nɔ tich wit. Mi wɔn tɛk tɛm fɔ ridɛks wit wan frɛn ɔ famili mɛmba we i nid sɔm tin we mi kin gɛt.

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