Chapter 18
ⴰⵣⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏ
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ⴰⵣⵡⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵚⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴳⵉⵔⵉⵖ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⴳⵔⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵖⵓⵎⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙ.
Key Concepts
- 大道
- 仁义
- 社会退化
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18, "ⴰⵣⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/18/
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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵣⵡⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵚⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴳⵉⵔⵉⵖ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⴳⵔⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵖⵓⵎⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵓⵙⵍⵉⵖ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵖⵓⵎⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵢⵉⵔⵉ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⴳⴰⵔⵓ. ⴰⵣⵡⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⴰⵍⴰⵢ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵏⵉⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵓⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴷ ⵢⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵡⵉ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵓⵉ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵓⵉⵏⵏ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵡⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⵔⵉⴷⵉⵖ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵎⵉ.
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