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ⴰⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 80, "ⴰⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/80/
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小国寡民。使有什伯之器而不用，使民重死而不远徙。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⴽⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⵉⵔⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⴰⵡⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵍⵓⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⴷⵓⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⏋ⵔⵓⵙ, ⴰⵣⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⵉⴰⵖⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴰⵖⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⵏⵓⵢ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
In a little state with a small population, I would so order it, that, though there were individuals with the abilities of ten or a hundred men, there should be no employment of them; I would make the people, while looking on death as a grievous thing, yet not remove elsewhere (to avoid it).
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ⴰⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵔⵉⵢⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⴽⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⵉⵔⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵎⴷ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⴰⵡⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵍⵓⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵖⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⴷⵓⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵖⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⏋ⵔⵓⵙ, ⴰⵣⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ. ⵉⵎⴰⵔⴰⵡⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ, ⵉⴰⵖⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⴰⵖⵏⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵣⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴽⴽⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ.
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