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Eagerlearner Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Can verify this translation ? Thanks

Hello, I have a picture of buddha's teaching in Indonesian language, I translated it into the English one to share with others. And could any verify the grammatical of this translated one ? Thanks.

The 14 Human Life Guidance by Buddha

  1. The greatest enemy of a human is oneself
  2. The greatest failure of a human is arrogance
  3. The greatest stupidity of a human is being untruthful
  4. The greatest sadness of a human is the feeling of jealousy
  5. The greatest mistake of a human is not to be true to the best one knows
  6. The greatest sin of a human is being untruthful to oneself and others
  7. The most pitiful of a human character is feeling inferior
  8. The most commendable of a human character is one's determination
  9. The greatest destruction of a human is feeling desperate
  10. The greatest possession of a human is the health
  11. The greatest debt of a human is the debt of moral duty to others
  12. The greatest gift of a human is the tolerance and forgiving
  13. The greatest weakness of a human is the lamentation and does not have wisdom
  14. The greatest serenity and peace of a human is love in giving and helping


In case anyone understands Indonesian, here is the original one

14 Pedoman hidup manusia

1. Musuh terutama manusia adalah dirinya sendiri
2. Kegagalan terutama manusia adalah kesombongan
3. Kebodohan terutama manusia adalah sifat menipu
4. Kesedihan terutama manusia adalah rasa iri hati
5. Kesalahan terutama manusia adalah mencampakkan dirinya
6. Dosa terutama manusia adalah menipu dirinya dan orang lain
7. Sifat manusia yang terkasihan adalah rasa rendah diri
8. Sifat manusia yang paling dapat dipuji adalah semangat keuletannya
9. Kehancuran terbesar manusia adalah rasa keputusasaan
10. Harta terutama manusia adalah kesehatan
11. Hutang terbesar manusia adalah hutang budi
12. Hadiah terutama manusia adalah lapang dada dan mau memaafkan
13. Kekurangan terbesar manusia adalah sifat berkeluh kesah dan tidak memiliki kebijaksanaan
14. Ketentraman dan kedamaian terutama manusia adalah suka berdana dan beramal
  

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Eagerlearner: Teachings are difficult to translate precisely, and I do not understand the original. Here are my suggestions: The 14 Human Life Guidance by Buddha The greatest enemy of a human is oneself himself. The greatest human fail ing of a human is arrogance .

— AlpheccaStars

  • Eagerlearner: Teachings are difficult to translate precisely, and I do not understand the original.
  • Here are my suggestions: The 14 Human Life Guidance by Buddha The greatest enemy of a human is oneself himself.
  • The greatest human fail ing of a human is arrogance .
  • The greatest human stupidity of a human is being untruthful .
  • The greatest human sadness of a human is the feeling of jealousy .
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Eagerlearner: Teachings are difficult to translate precisely, and I do not understand the original. Here are my suggestions:

The 14 Human Life Guidance by Buddha

  1. The greatest enemy of a human is oneself himself.
  2. The greatest human failing of a human is arrogance.
  3. The greatest human stupidity of a hum
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Thank you AlpheccaStars, that's a very good one, you not only correct the grammatical but also the semantic of it :-) May you be happy... :-)
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Hello my friend,
Perhaps this is a more encompassing translation. Emotion: smile

1. The greatest enemy in life is the self
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