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ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵔ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵓⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 29, "ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵔⵖ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/29/
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将欲取天下而为之，吾见其不得已。天下神器，不可为也。为者败之，执者失之。
Asuɣel
ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⵓ, ⵏⴽⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵓⵖ. ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ, ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵙⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴷ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵔ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵓⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ. ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ. ⵏⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵓⵎⵉⴷ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵍⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
If any one should wish to get the kingdom for himself, and to effect this by what he does, I see that he will not succeed. The kingdom is a spirit-like thing, and cannot be got by active doing. He who would so win it destroys it; he who would hold it in his grasp loses it.
AI Modern
ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴳⵎⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⴰⴽⵓ, ⵏⴽⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵏⵓⵖ. ⵓⵍⵎⴷⵏ ⵉⵍⴰ ⵎⴰⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⵓⵎ, ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ. ⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵎⵉⵙ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵔⴳⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵏⵙⵉⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵍⴷⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⴰ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ, ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⵉⵙⵔ ⵉⵙⵔⴰⵡⵙⴰⵍ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵖⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⵓⵙⴱⵔⴰ. ⴷⵉⵏⵏⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵖⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵏⴼⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴷ.
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