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ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵢⴰⵏ. ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵍⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵏⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 17, "ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/17/
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太上，下知有之；其次，亲而誉之；其次，畏之；其次，侮之。信不足焉，有不信焉。
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ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵙⵉⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵓⵏⵏⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵣⵓ. ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵍⵓ. ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵢⴰⵏ. ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵍⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵏⵓ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴽⵓⵚⵚⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵎⵎⵓⵍ, ⵖⵓ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵢⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵍⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⵙⵓⵏⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ. ⵓⵖⵍⵓ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ, ⴰⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵏⵉⵏⵉ ⵙⵓⵏⵓ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
In the highest antiquity, (the people) did not know that there were (their rulers). In the next age they loved them and praised them. In the next they feared them; in the next they despised them. Their work was done and their undertakings were successful, while the people all said, 'We are as we are, of ourselves!'
AI Modern
ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵎⵓⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵙⵉⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵓⵏⵏⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⴳⵓ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔ: ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵏⵓ ⵉⵣⵣⵓ. ⴰⵢⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ, ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⴰⵓⵙⵓⵍⵓ. ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⴰⵓⵙⵎⵎⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵖⵍⵓ ⵢⵓⵙⵎ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⴰⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⵓ ⵓⵎⵓⵍⵓ.
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