A dɔli tana kɛ a adwo kwi, a adwo kɛ a dɔli tana wi. A nɔnɔ a wa kɛ a sɛɛ wi a bɔlɛ mɔn kwi, kɛ a bɔlɛ mɔn wi a sɛɛ. A wa a tɛ kpata, a ko ye kɛ a dɔli kɛ a adwo b'amine tana, kplɛ ɔjyɔ a ye fɛ a wa kɛ n'gan wi a bɔ n'ɛn.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58, "Kakadjo a ye fɛ a kudjuo", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bci/chapters/58/
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Nin kakadjo a ko kɛ a kudjuo yɛ n'ɛn, n'ɔjyɔ a sianyɔ mɔn mɔn; nin kakadjo a kpata kpata, n'ɔjyɔ a buanwunyo kpata. Adwo kɛ a dɔli sɛ a adwo tana kwi, a dɔli tana kɛ a adwo sɛ a adwo kwi. A yɛ b'amine la? A tɛ kɛ a bɔle. A bɔle buan ko wi a bɔle tɛ a wi, a fian kɛ a fian tɛ a wi. A nɔnɔ a wa blɔ a kwi a bɔ n'ɛn kɛ mɔ. Ɛ a wla, kplɛ n'gan sianyɔ blɔ a ye fɛ, a tɛ n'gan kwi; a djan kɛ a djan, a tɛ n'gan wi; a nunu kɛ a nunu, a tɛ n'gan nunun; a kɔlɔ kɛ a kɔlɔ, a tɛ n'gan gbilɛ.
Nyan yɩli
Se a wu tɛ bu?
A dɔli tana kɛ a adwo kwi, a adwo kɛ a dɔli tana wi. A nɔnɔ a wa kɛ a sɛɛ wi a bɔlɛ mɔn kwi, kɛ a bɔlɛ mɔn wi a sɛɛ. A wa a tɛ kpata, a ko ye kɛ a dɔli kɛ a adwo b'amine tana, kplɛ ɔjyɔ a ye fɛ a wa kɛ n'gan wi a bɔ n'ɛn.
A kpɛna a m' nannan?
Ɛ a nyɔ a wa, m'akpa a n'gan kɛ a fian kɛ a fian tana. M'akpa a nyɔ kɛ a adwo kɛ a dɔli sɔ dɔn wla, kɛ a wa tana kɛ a adwo. M'akpa a nyɔ kɛ m'ako tɛ kpa nyunyo, a kpa nyunyo a ko.
Bʋʋ kpan kpɩnn yɩ?
Ɛ a nyɔ a wa, m'ako a n'gan sianyɔ fɛ kɛ m'ako tɛ nunun, kɛ m'ako tɛ gbilɛ a bɔ m'ako tana. M'ako kɛ a nunu kɛ a nunu, a tɛ n'gan nunun, kɛ m'ako kɛ a kɔlɔ kɛ a kɔlɔ, a tɛ n'gan gbilɛ a bɔ a wa tana.
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring. Misery! happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness! misery lurks beneath it! Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no one (with its angles); (like) a corner which injures no one (with its sharpness). He is straightforward, but allows himself no license; he is bright, but does not dazzle.
AI Kpakpa
Nin kakadjo a ko kɛ a kudjuo yɛ n'ɛn, n'ɔjyɔ a sianyɔ mɔn mɔn; nin kakadjo a kpata kpata, n'ɔjyɔ a buanwunyo kpata. Adwo kɛ a dɔli sɛ a adwo tana kwi, a dɔli tana kɛ a adwo sɛ a adwo kwi. A yɛ b'amine la? A tɛ kɛ a bɔle. A bɔle buan ko wi a bɔle tɛ a wi, a fian kɛ a fian tɛ a wi. A nɔnɔ a wa blɔ a kwi a bɔ n'ɛn kɛ mɔ. Ɛ a wla, kplɛ n'gan sianyɔ blɔ a ye fɛ, a tɛ n'gan kwi; a djan kɛ a djan, a tɛ n'gan wi; a nunu kɛ a nunu, a tɛ n'gan nunun; a kɔlɔ kɛ a kɔlɔ, a tɛ n'gan gbilɛ.
