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ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⴽⵔⵓ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵍⴼ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵖⴰⴷ, ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵢⴰⵍ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 22, "ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⴰⵏⵓⵎⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/22/
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曲则全，枉则直，洼则盈，敝则新，少则得，多则惑。
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ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵏⵓⵎⵔ, ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⴽⵔⵓ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵏⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵍⴼ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔ. ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵏⵓⵎⵔ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴽⴽⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵏⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⵏⵎⵉⵍ. ⴽⴽⵡⴰ ⴰⵏⵎⵓⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵖⵔⴰⵣⵉⵣ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵏⵓⵎⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴹ ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⴰⴽⴰⴷ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴷ ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵎⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴽⴽⵉ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ. ⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ, ⴰⵢⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵢⴰⵍ. ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⴳⵔⵓⵡ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵇⵇⵓⴳ ⴳ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⴽⵔⵓ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵉⵍⴼ, ⵎⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵖⴰⴷ, ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵢⴰⵍ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵎⴰ ⴷⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵉⴼ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⴽⴽⵉ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⴳ ⴳ ⵓⵣⵏⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵖⵉⵙ, ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⴰⴽⴰⴷ ⵎⴰ ⴰⵣⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⴳ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⵓⵏ, ⵉⵙⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵔ. ⴰⵙⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray. Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines.
AI Modern
ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵏⵓⵎⵔ, ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⴽⵔⵓ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵏⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵍⴼ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴷⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔ. ⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴰⵏⵓⵎⵔ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴽⴽⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵏⵓⵏ, ⵉⵎⵉⴷⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴷ ⵉⵏⵎⵉⵍ. ⴽⴽⵡⴰ ⴰⵏⵎⵓⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵏⵙ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷⴰⵔ ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵖⵔⴰⵣⵉⵣ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵏⵓⵎⴰⵔ ⵉⴼⴽⴰ ⵏⵉⵖⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵔⴰⴹ ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⴰⴽⴰⴷ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰⴷ ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵎⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴽⴽⵉ, ⴰⵙⵖⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵉⵇⵇⵉⵎ. ⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ, ⴰⵢⴰ ⵉⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵢⴰⵍ. ⴰⴷⵎⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵖⴰⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵙⴳⵔⵓⵡ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵇⵇⵓⴳ ⴳ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ.
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