Chapter 22

ⴰⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ

曲则全,枉则直,洼则盈,敝则新,少则得,多则惑。
是以圣人抱一为天下式。不自见故明,不自是故彰,不自伐故有功,不自矜故长。
夫唯不争,故天下莫能与之争。古之所谓曲则全者,岂虚言哉!诚全而归之。
ⴰⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵓⵖ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵖⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⰰⵙⵙⴰ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵖⵓⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵛⵛⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ. ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵙⵉⴽⵍⵓⵔ. ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ, ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⵙⵉⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵣⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵙⵉⵔⴰ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ. ⴰⵖⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵣⵓⵏ. ⴰⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ, ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ! ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔⴰ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⴰⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵓⵖ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵔⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵖⵓⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⰰⵙⵙⴰ. ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ. ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ. ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵣⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⴰⵙ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⴽⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⴽ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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