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ⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵇⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴷⴰⵍ ⵙⴳⵉⵔ: ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵉⴳⵏⵓⴳ ⵉⴽⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵎ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/36/
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将欲歙之,必固张之;将欲弱之,必固强之;将欲废之,必固兴之;将欲夺之,必固与之。是谓微明。
柔弱胜刚强。鱼不可脱于渊,国之利器不可以示人。
Asuɣel
ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵙⴳⵉ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⴳⵣⵓ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ, ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴰⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴰⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ, ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵎ. ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ.
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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵇⵓⵎⵉⵏ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴷⴰⵍ ⵙⴳⵉⵔ: ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵉⴳⵏⵓⴳ ⵉⴽⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵎ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⴷⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⴱⴷⵓ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵍ. ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵉⴱⴷⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⴷⴰ ⵓⴳⵏⵓⴳ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵎ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴰⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⴷⴰ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⴷⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⴷⴰⵍ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⴳⵣⵓ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⴷⴰⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him. The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.
AI Modern
ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵙⴳⵉ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏⴰⵔ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵇⵓⵎ ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴱⴰⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⴳⵣⵓ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ, ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴰⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ. ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⴰⴳⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵍ, ⵉⵣⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵙⴳⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵎ. ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰ ⴰⵖⵓⵔ ⴰⵓⴳⵣⵓ.
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