Chapter 5

ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ

天地 无为 守中 不仁

Quick Answer

ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⴳⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

Key Concepts

  • 天地
  • 无为
  • 守中
  • 不仁

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 5, "ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/5/

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Original

天地不仁，以万物为刍狗；圣人不仁，以百姓为刍狗。
天地之间，其犹橐籥乎？虚而不屈，动而愈出。
多言数穷，不如守中。

Asuɣel

ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ, ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⵡⵏ. ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ, ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰⵏ. ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵓⵏⴰ ⴰⴽⴽⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰ? ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ, ⵡⴰⵔ ⴷⴰⵎⵓⵖ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵓⴳⵓ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴽⵓ. ⵓⵎⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵓⴽⴰⵛ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⴰⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⴳⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ. ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⵏⴰⵡⵉ, ⵉⴽⴽⵉⵡ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⵏⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

2 ⴰⵔⴷⴰⵎ ⴷ ⴰⴽⵓⵙ 3 ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵡⵉⵡⵏ 25 ⴰⵣⴷⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⴰⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵉⴳⴳⵯⴰⵔ 32 Awen n Umaẓuḥ Ur yettwasemma ara

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