suwi

lipu Pona la: kasi nanpa 76 pi lipu Nasin Pona

人之生也柔弱	jan li kama lon la, sijelo ona li kon li suwi.	When people are born they are gentle and soft.
其死也坚强	jan li kama moli la, sijelo ona li kiwen li palisa.	At death they are hard and stiff.
万物草木之生也柔脆	kasi li kama suli la, ona li kon li suwi.	When plants are alive they are soft and delicate.
其死也枯槁	kasi li kama moli la, ona li kama lili li kama jo ala e telo.	When they die, they wither and dry up.
故坚强者死之徒		Therefore the hard and stiff are followers of death.
柔弱者生之徒		The gentle and soft are the followers of life.
是以兵强则不胜		Thus, if you are aggressive and stiff, you won’t win.
木强则共		When a tree is hard enough, it is cut. Therefore
强大处下	ona kiwen e ona suli li anpa.	The hard and big are lesser,
柔弱处上	ona kon e ona suwi li wawa.	The gentle and soft are greater.

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