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ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵓⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/36/
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将欲歙之，必固张之；将欲弱之，必固强之；将欲废之，必固兴之；将欲夺之，必固与之。是谓微明。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ ⵔⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵢⵉⵏ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴼⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⵏ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵡ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵙⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴼⴰⵏ. ⴰⵓⵔⴰⴷ ⵉⵓⵍⴰⵎ ⵢⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵔⴰⵙⴰ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵔⴰⴷ. ⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵎⵎⵓⴹ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵓⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵎⵓⴹ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⴹ ⵉⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⴰ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴼ. ⴰⵎⵓⴹ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⴷ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵡ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him. The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.
AI Modern
ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ ⵔⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵢⵉⵏ ⵓⵍⴰⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⴰⴷⴰⵡ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴼⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⵏ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵡ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵙⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴼⴰⵏ. ⴰⵓⵔⴰⴷ ⵉⵓⵍⴰⵎ ⵢⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵔⴰⵙⴰ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵔⴰⴷ. ⴰⵔⴰⵙ ⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ. ⴰⵎⵎⵓⴹ ⴰⵣⵓⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔⴰⵡ.
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