en_tn_lite_do_not_use/isa/45/18.md

not as a waste

"not to be empty." Here the word "waste" refers to an empty, barren place.

but designed it to be inhabited

This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "but he designed it so people could live on it" (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive)