jimclatfelter | DDJ 53 & 55

50
Los ci teni a vive es tre entre des.
Los ci teni mori es tre entre des.
Los ci ave vives

"Los ci" es oce asi?

53

If I perceive and practice the great Dao,
Si me persepi e pratica la Dau grande,

My only fear is to stray from it.
Me sola teme es devia de el.

Though the great Dao is plain and obvious,
An si la Dau grande es comun e evidente,

Most people prefer the sidetracks.
La plu multe persones prefere la vias a lado.

While the courts are divided,
Cuando la cortes es dividada,

The fields are weedy
La campos cresi malerbas

And the granaries are empty,
E la gran es consumada.  (granary ?)

Some dress in showy clothes,
Alga vesti en vestes ornos, (vesti se ?)

Wear sharp swords,
Porta spadas agu,

Eat and drink their fill,
Come e bevi tro multe  (Car bevi es transitiva, esce esta frase es coreta?)

And have wealth in excess.
E ave valuoses plu ce nesesada.

This is robbing and bragging
Esta es fura e vanta

And far indeed from Dao.
E multe distante de Dau.

55

Holding virtue's wholeness,
Teni la interia de virtua,

One is like a newborn baby.
On sembla un bebeta.

Poisonous insects do not sting.
Insetos venenos no pica.

Wild beasts do not pounce.
Bestas savaje no ataca.

Birds of prey do not strike.
Avias xasante no colpa.

Despite weak bones and soft muscles,
An con osos debil e musculos mol,

Its grip is firm.
El teni firma.

Not yet aware of male and female,
No consena de mas e fema,

Its wholeness stands out.
El interia es evidente.

Its vitality is complete.
El vivosia es completa.

It can scream all day and not get hoarse.
El pote cria tra la dia e no deveni rancin.

Harmony is at its peak.
Armonia es a se apico.

Perceiving harmony is to see the changeless.
Persepi armonia es vide la constante.

Seeing the changeless is to know clarity.
Vide la constante es sabe claria.

Enhancing life is to meet good fortune.
Boni la vive es encontra bon fortuna.

While living by the will may be called strength,
An si vive per la vole es considerada es fortia,

When things grow strong,
Cuando cosas deveni forte,

They then grow old.
Alora los deveni vea.

This isn't Dao.
Esta no es Dau.

What isn't Dao soon passes.
Cual no es Dau pronto parti.  ??????????????