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ⵉⵎⵓⴷⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 66, "ⵉⵎⵓⴷⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/66/
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江海所以能为百谷王者，以其善下之，故能为百谷王。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⵉⵎⵓⴷⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵓⵍⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵓⵍⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ. ⴰⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⵉⵎⵓⴷⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⴰ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵏⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⴳⴰ ⴱⵓⴹ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they; it is thus that they are the kings of them all. So it is that the sage (ruler), wishing to be above men, puts himself by his words below them.
AI Modern
ⵉⵎⵓⴷⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵔⵉⴱⵏ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵏ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ. ⵉⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓⵍ ⵉⴽⴽⴰⵔⵏ ⵉⵓⵍⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵓⵍⵍⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ. ⴰⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵟⵟⵓ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏⵏⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵔ.
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