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ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵉ. ⵉⴷ ⴰⵟⵟⵓⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⴰ. ⵉⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵍⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ. ⴰⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⵓⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⴷⴰ ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 70, "ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵡⵏ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/70/
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吾言甚易知,甚易行。天下莫能知,莫能行。
言有宗,事有君。夫唯无知,是以不我知。
知我者希,则我者贵。是以圣人被褐怀玉。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵉ. ⴰⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵎ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴳⵣⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉ, ⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⴰ ⵓⵓⵔ ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ. ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ. ⵉⴷ ⴰⵙ, ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰⵙ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⴷⵔⵓⵎ ⵓⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵉ. ⵉⴷ ⴰⵟⵟⵓⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⴰ. ⵉⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵍⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ. ⴰⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⵓⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⴷⴰ ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵀⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⴷⵔⵓⵎ ⴷⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⴽⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵏⵓⴽⵓⵍ. ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ. ⴰⴽⵓⵎ ⴰⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⴳⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉⵏ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵎ ⴰⴷⵔⵓⵎ ⴷⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⴰⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵏⴰⴽⵓ ⵉⵣⵓⵍⵉⵏ ⵓⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵉ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
My words are very easy to know, and very easy to practise; but there is no one in the world who is able to know and able to practise them. They who know me are few, and I am on that account (the more) to be prized. It is thus that the sage wears (a poor garb of) hair cloth, while he carries his (signet of) jade in his bosom.
AI Modern
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙ ⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵉ. ⴰⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ ⴰⵡⵓⵎ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏⵉ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴽⴰⵎ ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⴰⴳⵣⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉ, ⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⴰ ⵓⵓⵔ ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ. ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⴰⵔⵉ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ. ⵉⴷ ⴰⵙ, ⵓⵏⵏⵉⴰⵙ ⵓⵓⴰⵢ ⴰⴷⵔⵓⵎ ⵓⵓⵏⵉⴳⵉⵙ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ.
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