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| 古之善为道者 | The ancients who were skillful at the Way | |
| 非以明民 | Did not illuminate the people | |
| 将以愚之 | But rather kept them simple. | |
| 民之难治 | When the people are difficult to rule | |
| 以其智多 | It is because of their cleverness. | |
| 故以 | Therefore | |
| 智治国 | If you use cleverness to rule the state | |
| 国之贼 | You are a robber of the state. | |
| 不以智治国 | If you don’t use cleverness to rule the state | |
| 国之福 | You are a blessing to the state. | |
| 知此两者 | If you understand these two points, you know the proper norm for governing. | |
| 常知稽式 | tenpo ale la, sona … nimi li Pona Nasa. | To be continuously understanding the proper norm is called Mysterious Virtue. |
| 玄德深矣 | pona Nasa li suli mute a! | How deep and far-reaching Mysterious Virtue is! |
| 与物反矣 | ijo ale li sin kama. | It makes all return |
| 然后乃至大顺 | Until they reach the Great Norm. |