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ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍ ⴰⵢⵓ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⵔⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ, ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ. ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ, ⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 13, "ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/13/
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宠辱若惊，贵大患若身。
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ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⵎⵉⵔ. ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ. ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ? ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ. ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ? ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵢⵉⵍⵓⵖⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵔⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴰⵙⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⴰⵢⵓ, ⵎⴰ ⵙⵉⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ? ⵉⵃⵏⴰ, ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵖⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍ ⴰⵢⵓ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⵔⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ, ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ. ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ, ⴽⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵇⵇⵉⵍ ⴰⵢⵓ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ. ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵔⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵎⵉⵙⵉ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴰⵙⵇⴰⵔⵉ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
Favour and disgrace would seem equally to be feared; honour and great calamity, to be regarded as personal conditions (of the same kind). Therefore he who would administer the kingdom, honouring it as he honours his own person, may be employed to govern it, and he who would administer it with the love which he bears to his own person may be entrusted with it.
AI Modern
ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵙⵎⵉⵔ. ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ. ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ? ⵓⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ. ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵏ? ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵢⵉⵍⵓⵖⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵍⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖ ⴽⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵔⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⴷ ⵎⴰⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴰⵙⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⴰⵢⵓ, ⵎⴰ ⵙⵉⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴽ? ⵉⵃⵏⴰ, ⴰⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵖⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵔⵓⵡ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ, ⵉⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴽ ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵏⵓ.
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