lipu Pona la: kasi nanpa 74 pi lipu Nasin Pona
| 民不畏死 | If the people don’t fear death | |
| 奈何以死惧之 | How will you scare them with death? | |
| 若使民常畏死 | If you make the people continuously fear death | |
| 而为奇者 | By seizing anybody who does something out of the ordinary | |
| 吾得执而杀之 | And killing them, | |
| 孰敢 | Who will dare to move? | |
| 常有司杀者杀 | There is always an official executioner to handle this. | |
| 夫司杀者 | If you play the role of the official executioner | |
| 是大匠斫 |
It is like cutting wood in the capacity of Master Carpenter. | |
| 希有不伤其手矣 | There are few who will not cut their hands. |