Chapter 26
E mau o te mārui nā te māfa'i
Original
是以圣人终日行不离辎重。虽有荣观，燕处超然。
奈何万乘之主，而以身轻天下？轻则失本，躁则失君。
Fāʻaohipahia
No reira, te taata mātau, i teie mahana atoa, aore ia ne'e i te arue o tōna mau mea māuiui. Inaha, i muri a'e i te mau mea o te rā, e haere noa 'na 'oia, e nōhia 'na i te nāmoana.
Peahea te faa tauī'ā o te fētiā nō roto mai i te maha o te mau vaka e pe'ape'a ? Me māfa'i kōrua, aore e toe noa te māuiri. Me mālahi kōrua, aore e toe noa te tumu.
Manaʻo Hohonu
E aha tēia ʻāʻahito?
Ua haapi'iraa teie parau i te mau mea māuiui e te mau mea mālahi, te mārui e te māfa'i — e mea tauturu tētahi i tētahi. 'Īmāramaramahia, e mea mārui te haamāuiui, e mea māuiui te haere haere.
E pēhea tōna ʻāʻano ia'u?
I roto i toku ora nei, 'itehia vau i teie mau huru — te māfa'i i teie mahana, te mālahi i te mahana nā mua. Inaha, i teie mahana, haere vau i te hōtē, e pe'ape'a vau i te 'āpea, aore ra vau i haamau i te arue o te mau mea māuiui.
E aha tāʻu e rave i tēia mahana?
I teie mahana, haamau vau i te arue o te tumu — aore e faataahia vau i te mau mea mālahi o teie ao, haere vau mōrea, a haamau vau i te nāmoana i roto i toku 'āpea.
Nā ʻāʻahito Tutahi
Toʻu Manaʻo
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?