Chapter 64

ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ

微始慎终如始自然

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ⴰⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵉ ⵓⴳⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵖ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵔⵉ: ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴱⵓⵕⵉ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵖ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⵖⵏ ⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⵎⵓ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ.

Key Concepts

微
始
慎终如始
自然

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 64, "ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/64/

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其安易持，其未兆易谋，其脆易泮，其微易散。为之于未有，治之于未乱。
合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。
为者败之，执者失之。是以圣人无为故无败，无执故无失。
民之从事，常于几成而败之。慎终如始，则无败事。
是以圣人欲不欲，不贵难得之货；学不学，复众人之所过。以辅万物之自然而不敢为。

ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ

ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵖ: ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵉⵔ, ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵓⵍⵍⴰ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵔ, ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓ. ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵛⵓⵕⵉ ⵉⴱⵓⵕ ⴰⵙⵓ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵏ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵉⴳⵓⵎⵓ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⴰⵣⵉⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⴰⵏ, ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴱⵓⵕⵉ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵖ: ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⴳⴷⵓ: ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴷⵓ: ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴷⵓ: ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ, ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⵓⵔ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴰⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴰⵙⵓⵔⵉ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ. ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⴰⵏ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ ⴷⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵖ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

Wang Bi (226–249 CE)

当以慎终除微，慎微除乱。为之于未有，治之于未乱。合抱之木，生于毫末；九层之台，起于累土；千里之行，始于足下。

James Legge (1891)

That which is at rest is easily kept hold of; before a thing has given indications of its presence, it is easy to take measures against it. The tree which fills the arms grew from the tiniest sprout; the tower of nine storeys rose from a (small) heap of earth; the journey of a thousand li commenced with a single step.

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