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ⴰⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⴼⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 27, "ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/27/
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善行无辙迹，善言无瑕谪，善数不用筹策，善闭无关楗而不可开，善结无绳约而不可解。
Asuɣel
ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ, ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵔⵉ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⴽⵍ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴼⴼⵉ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ. ⴷⵉ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵙⵉ, ⵓⵄⵔⴼ ⴰⵟⵟⴰⴼ, ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵍⵓⵍ. ⴰⵛⵛⴰ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵖⵔⴰⵡⵉⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ. ⴷⵉ ⵛⵛⴰ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ. ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵄⵓⵙⵉ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ, ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⴼⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ. ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴳⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⴼⵉⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ. ⴷⵉ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵙⵉ, ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ. ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵛⵛⴰ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵓⴼⵉⵙⵙⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵉⵙⵙⵏ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed; the skilful reckoner uses no tallies; the skilful closer needs no bolts or bars, while to open what he has shut will be impossible; the skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible.
AI Modern
ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ, ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵔⵉ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴽⴽⵍ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴽⴼⴼⵉ, ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵢⵓⴳⴰ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ. ⴷⵉ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵙⵉ, ⵓⵄⵔⴼ ⴰⵟⵟⴰⴼ, ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙⵉ, ⴷ ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴰⵍⵓⵍ. ⴰⵛⵛⴰ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵖⵔⴰⵡⵉⵙ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ. ⴷⵉ ⵛⵛⴰ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ, ⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵓⴽⴽⵍ, ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵇⵇⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵉⵔⵓ. ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵄⵓⵙⵉ, ⵉⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ, ⵓⴽⴽⵍ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓ. ⴰⵣⴰⵍⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍⵉ, ⵓⵛⵛⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓ.
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