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N'gblo n'gan yɛ kpɛlɛ n'gan amɛ sɔsɔtɔ ye fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gba blafɛ kɛ, sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ lɛ yɛ. N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn, n'gan n'gba blafɛ bɔ yɛlɛ kpɛlɛkɛ n'gan, sɔnɔ bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn kpɛlɛkɛ lɛ yɛ. Yɛ n'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ bɔ sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan gbɛlɛ, yɛ klan lɛ yɛ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "N'gbɔ ayɛlɛ kpɛlɛkɛ n'gblo lɛ yɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bci/chapters/67/
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Ananɛ amɛ yɛ kpɛlɛ n'gblo n'gan anɔ a kɛ lɛ yɛ dodoa n'gan. N'gan ko yɛ dodoa, a yɛ kpɛlɛ sika dodoa n'gan. A bɔ yɛ sika dodoa n'gan, n'gan anɔ a kɛ lɛ yɛ kpɛlɛ kɔkɔrɔ! N'gan n' bɔ n'gan mɛ blɔ e n'gan kɛ n'gba a ye: N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gan n'gba blafɛ kɛ, n'gan bɛ sɔnɔ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ fahofaholɛ n'gan n'gba blafɛ, yɛ yɛlɛ kpɛlɛkɛ lɛ yɛ. N'gan bɛ sɔnɔ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ, n'gan bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ n'gan gbɛlɛ, n'gan n'gba bɛ kpata! N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ, a yɛ klan n'gan tɛlɛ tɛlɛ n'gan kɛ, a yɛ n'gan fɛ n'gan kpata. N'gan klan kpɛlɛ n'gan fɛ kɛ, n'gan bɛ yɛlɛ yɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ.
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N'gblo n'gan yɛ kpɛlɛ n'gan amɛ sɔsɔtɔ ye fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gba blafɛ kɛ, sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ lɛ yɛ. N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn, n'gan n'gba blafɛ bɔ yɛlɛ kpɛlɛkɛ n'gan, sɔnɔ bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn kpɛlɛkɛ lɛ yɛ. Yɛ n'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ bɔ sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan gbɛlɛ, yɛ klan lɛ yɛ.
A kpɛna a m' nannan?
N'gan n' bɔ n'gan kpɛlɛkɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan sɔsɔtɔ ye, n'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gba blafɛ, sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ lɛ yɛ. N'gblo n'gan kpɛlɛ n'gan amɛ yɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan sɔsɔtɔ ye n'gan n'gba n'gan bɔ yɛ.
Bʋʋ kpan kpɩnn yɩ?
N'kwɛ n'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ n'gan bɔ n'gan bɔ n'gan n'gba yɛ n'gan gbɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan sɔsɔtɔ ye n'gan bɔ n'gan n'gba blafɛ kɛ n'gan n'gba sɔnɔ kpɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ.
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James Legge (1891)
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
AI Kpakpa
Ananɛ amɛ yɛ kpɛlɛ n'gblo n'gan anɔ a kɛ lɛ yɛ dodoa n'gan. N'gan ko yɛ dodoa, a yɛ kpɛlɛ sika dodoa n'gan. A bɔ yɛ sika dodoa n'gan, n'gan anɔ a kɛ lɛ yɛ kpɛlɛ kɔkɔrɔ! N'gan n' bɔ n'gan mɛ blɔ e n'gan kɛ n'gba a ye: N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gan n'gba blafɛ kɛ, n'gan bɛ sɔnɔ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ fahofaholɛ n'gan n'gba blafɛ, yɛ yɛlɛ kpɛlɛkɛ lɛ yɛ. N'gan bɛ sɔnɔ n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ, n'gan bɔ yɛ mɔsɔbɔn fahofaholɛ kɛ, n'gan bɔ yɛ n'gan kpɛlɛ n'gan gbɛlɛ, n'gan n'gba bɛ kpata! N'gan fahofaholɛ kɛ, a yɛ klan n'gan tɛlɛ tɛlɛ n'gan kɛ, a yɛ n'gan fɛ n'gan kpata. N'gan klan kpɛlɛ n'gan fɛ kɛ, n'gan bɛ yɛlɛ yɛlɛ n'gan bɔ yɛ.
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