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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.
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曲则全，枉则直，洼则盈，敝则新，少则得，多则惑。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
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.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray. Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines.
AI Modern
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.
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