Chapter 4

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ

道冲,而用之或不盈。渊兮,似万物之宗。
挫其锐,解其纷,和其光,同其尘。湛兮,似或存。
吾不知谁之子,象帝之先。
ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉ, ⵉⴼⴽⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ. ⵉⴱⴰⵍⵓ ⵓⴱⴰⵍⵍⵓ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⴼⴰⵙ, ⵉⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵚⵚⵓ. ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵉⵙⵉⴳⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ. ⵡⴰⵚ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵡⵉⵙⵓ ⵏⵏⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵚⵚⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵏⵏⵉⵙⵉ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵏⵏⵓⵙⵉ. ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ. ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ, ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⴳⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⴽⵓⵔⵓ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ, ⵎⵉⵙⴽⴰ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴳⵏ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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