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ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 12, "ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/12/
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五色令人目盲，五音令人耳聋，五味令人口爽，驰骋畋猎令人心发狂，难得之货令人行妨。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
Colour's five hues from th' eyes their sight will take; Music's five notes the ears as deaf can make; The flavours five deprive the mouth of taste; The chariot course, and the wild hunting waste Make mad the mind; and objects rare and strange, Sought for, men's conduct will to evil change. Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of) the eyes.
AI Modern
ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
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