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ⴰⵚⵛⵛⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⵏⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⴱⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵉⵡⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵉⵚⵚⵉ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵄⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵉ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴽⵍⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 52, "ⴰⵣⵣⵓⵕ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉⵡⵏ ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵡⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/52/
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天下有始，以为天下母。既得其母，以知其子；既知其子，复守其母，没身不殆。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵍⵄⴰⵍⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴳⵉⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵉⵚⵚⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰⵏⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⴽⵓ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⵉ ⵉⴱⵕⵕⵓⴹⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⵉ ⵉⴱⵕⵕⵓⴹⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵉⵎⵉ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⴽⵓ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵚⵓⵙⵔⵓⵉ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵄⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴱⵉ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⴳⵓ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵚⵓⵙⵔⵓⵉ. ⴰⵡⵓⵎⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⵓ ⵉⵓⵏⵏⵓⵎ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⵓ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵚⵛⵛⴰⵡ ⴰⵏⵏⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⴱⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵉⵡⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵉⵚⵚⵉ. ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵄⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵉ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴽⵍⵓ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⵉⵏⵓⵍⵉ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ. ⴰⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵕ ⴰⵇⴰⵛⵛⵓⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⵏⵉⵚⵚⵉ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵉⵇⵇⵓ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵄⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⵏⵉⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI Modern
ⴰⵍⵄⴰⵍⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴳⵉⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ. ⵉⴳⴰ ⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰ ⵏⵉⵚⵚⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰⵏⵉⵙⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⴽⵓ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⵉ ⵉⴱⵕⵕⵓⴹⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴽⵉ ⵉⴱⵕⵕⵓⴹⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵉⵎⵉ ⵉⵎⵎⴰⴽⵓ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵚⵓⵙⵔⵓⵉ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵄⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴱⵉ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓⵔⵉ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵙⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⴳⵓ ⵉⵓⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵍⵍⵓ ⵓⵚⵓⵙⵔⵓⵉ. ⴰⵡⵓⵎⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵍⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ. ⵎⴰ ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵡⵓ ⵉⵓⵏⵏⵓⵎ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⵓ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓⵚ ⵓⵙⴱⵓⵔⴰ ⵏⵉⵔⵓ ⵏⵉⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
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