Chapter 12
ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵉⵓⴳⴰⵏ
Quick Answer
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵓⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⴰⵍ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵏ. ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ.
Key Concepts
- 欲望
- 简朴
- 感官
- 为腹
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 12, "ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵉⵓⴳⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/12/
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Original
是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此。
Asuɣel
ⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵔ ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⵔ ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ. ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⵡⵉⵡⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵔⵏ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵉⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ ⵓⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵓⵎⵓⴰⵍ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⵏ. ⴱⵔⵉⵡⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⴰⵎⵓⵎ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵓⴰⵡⵏ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵙ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵣⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵏⵓⵙ, ⴰⵙⵉⵍⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵉⵎⵏⵓⵙ.
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