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ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⴷ, ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ. ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴀⵀⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵀⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 48, "ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/48/
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为学日益，为道日损。损之又损，以至于无为。无为而无不为。
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ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵙⵉⵏⵉ. ⴷⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴷⵉⴽ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ, ⵀⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵏ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ, ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⴷ, ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ. ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴷⵉⴽ ⴷⵉⴽ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴀⵀⵉ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵀⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⴰ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵉⵙ ⵉⵖⵉⴷ ⵉⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⵀⵉⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⴷⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵏ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵉⵣⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ. ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
Wang Bi (226–249 ⴽ.ⵉ.ⵙ)
为学日益，务欲进其所能，益其所习。为道日损，务欲反虚无也。无为而无不为，损之又损，以至于无。取天下，常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。
James Legge (1891)
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing). He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose). Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing which he does not do.
AI Modern
ⴰⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷⵉⴽ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⵙⵉⵏⵉ. ⴷⵉⴷⴷⴰ ⴷⵉⴽ ⵉⴷⴷⴰ, ⵀⵉⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ. ⵓⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ, ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⵏ. ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ, ⵓⵏⴼⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⴰⵔ.
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