lon ala
lipu Nasin la: kasi nanpa 11 pi lipu Nasin Pona
linja mute li wan e sike pi tomo tawa. insa pi tomo tawa li ala.
ni la jan li ken kepeken e tomo tawa.
pali e poki la jan li kepeken ko. insa poki li ala. tan ni la, jan li ken kepeken e poki. pali e tomo la jan li lupa e sinpin. insa tomo li ala. tan ni la, jan li ken kepeken e tomo. tan pona ona la jan li kepeken e ijo lon. tan pali ona la jan li kepeken e weka.
| 三十辐 |
linja mute li wan e sike pi tomo tawa. | Thirty spokes join together in the hub. |
| 当其无 |
insa pi tomo tawa li ala. ni la, jan li kepeken e tomo tawa. | It is because of what is not there that the cart is useful. |
| 挺埴 |
pali e poki la, jan li ken kepeken ko. | Clay is formed into a vessel. |
| 当其无 |
insa poki li ala. tan ni la, jan li ken kepeken e poki. | It is because of its emptiness that the vessel is useful. |
| 凿户牖 |
pali e tomo la, jan li lupa e sinpin. | Cut doors and windows to make a room. |
| 当其无 |
insa tomo li ala. tan ni la, jan li ken kepeken e tomo. | It is because of its emptiness that the room is useful. |
| 故 |
tan pona ona la, jan li kepeken e ijo lon. | Therefore, what is present is used for profit. |
| 无之以为用 | tan pali ona la, jan li kepeken e weka. | But it is in absence that there is usefulness. |