Urang indak takua mano, kok manamo dipakana mati jo kasuo? Kalau urang biasonyo takaok samo mati, jo nan banyak malakuan karusakan, ampek kito pegang jo patiinyo, siko yang bakato? Biasonyo ada nan mambuek pati. Nan manyangkok manyangkok partamo patinyo, samo jo urang nan manyangkok gajo tukang kayou. Nan manyangkok gajo tukang kayou, sakiang-sakiangnyo alun tacucayo.
PikmaDalam
Apo tentang bab ko?
Babacoa ko maotaan samo caro urang manyangkok kaduo samo kaduo partamo patinyo. Kalau urang alun indak takaok samo mati, masiah apo caro manyakutinyo jo kasuo? Tapi alam alun manyedoan kabiasaan iko. Sempreh manyangkok manyangkok partamo pati dari nan badue kabiasaan.
Baa kaitan e jo awak ambo?
Urang sabagainyo biasonyo alun manyadari pakaso jo kaandalan. Maraso takaok samo mati, tapi indak manyadari caro manyangkok samo samo samo caro alam. Kadangkali manyangkok kaputusan nan indak manjadi kabiasaan.
Ado apo nan harus kua buat kni?
Pikia caro manyangkok samo samo samo caro alam—indak manyangkok manyangkok partamo pati. Biarkan alam nan manyodo caro manyangkok nan elok jo nan busiok.
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to) frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death, and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death, who would dare to do wrong? There is always One who presides over the infliction of death.
AI Modern
Urang indak takua mano, kok manamo dipakana mati jo kasuo? Kalau urang biasonyo takaok samo mati, jo nan banyak malakuan karusakan, ampek kito pegang jo patiinyo, siko yang bakato? Biasonyo ada nan mambuek pati. Nan manyangkok manyangkok partamo patinyo, samo jo urang nan manyangkok gajo tukang kayou. Nan manyangkok gajo tukang kayou, sakiang-sakiangnyo alun tacucayo.
Renungan Ambo
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