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ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ. ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 65, "ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/65/
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古之善为道者，非以明民，将以愚之。民之难治，以其智多。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ, ⵉⵔⴰⵡⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵏ ⵉⴱⵔⴰⵡⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵏⵓⴳⵓ. ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵍⵓⴼⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ; ⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ. ⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⴽⵓⵎ. ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⵉⵖ ⵉⵡⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ. ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ, ⵏⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ. ⴰⴳⴰ ⴱⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
AI Modern
ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ, ⵉⵔⴰⵡⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵏ ⵉⴱⵔⴰⵡⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵏⵓⴳⵓ. ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵍⵓⴼⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ. ⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ; ⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ, ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ. ⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉ ⵏⵏⵙⵏ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⴽⵓⵎ. ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵖⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⵉⵖ ⵉⵡⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙ.
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