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ⴰⴱⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴱⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ? ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ. ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ.
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名与身孰亲？身与货孰多？得与亡孰病？
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ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵢⵓⵎⵉ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵖⵓⴼ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⴷⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⴷⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⵎⵓ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵍⵉ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵍⵉ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⴱⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴱⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ? ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ. ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵡⵉ ⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ. ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⵎⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⵎⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
Or fame or life, Which do you hold more dear? Or life or wealth, To which would you adhere? Keep life and lose those other things; Keep them and lose your life. Who is content Needs fear no shame. Who knows to stop Incurs no blame. From danger free Long live shall he.
AI Modern
ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⵓⵙⴰⵖⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵢⵓⵎⵉ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵖⵓⴼ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ, ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ? ⴷⵉⵖ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⴷⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⴷⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⵎⵓ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⵔⴰⵔ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵍⵉ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ. ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵍⵉ, ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵉ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵓⵔ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵎⴰⴽⴰ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⴰⵎⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵎⵓⵖⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵔⵖ ⵓⵣⴰⴼⵓ.
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