Chapter 40

ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵓⵎⵓ

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ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⴼ, ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ. ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵛⵛⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ, ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵎ. ⵓⵡⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ.

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 40, "ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵓⵎⵓ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/40/

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ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵏ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵓⵎⵓ, ⵓⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵔⵓⵎⵓ. ⴰⵙⵔⵖ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵏⵓⵎⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ, ⴰⴱⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵎ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⴼ, ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ. ⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵛⵛⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ, ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵎ. ⵓⵡⵓⵎ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⴱⵍⵓ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⵉⵣⵔⵉⴼ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⵖⵉⴼ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴱⴽ. ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⴼ ⵉⴷⵓⵙⵏ ⴰⵎ, ⴰⵣⵔⵓⴼ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⴼ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵃⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵃⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴷⴰⵢ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⴼⴰⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵃⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵉⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵓⴽ, ⵉⵙⴽⵔⴰⵡ ⵖⵉⴼ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ, ⵙⵓⵖⵉ ⵖⵉⴼ ⵓⵣⵔⵓⴼ.

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