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ⴰⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵓⵙ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵎⴽⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵎ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 52, "ⴰⵍⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/52/
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天下有始，以为天下母。既得其母，以知其子；既知其子，复守其母，没身不殆。
Asuɣel
ⴰⵍⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵙⴳⵓⴽⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵖ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵛ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵏⵣⵍⴰⵏ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⴼⵖ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵖ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ; ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ. ⵙⴳⵓⴽⵙ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵚⵉⵖ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ ⵏⵓⵙ, ⵎⴰ ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵎⴽⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵎ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵛ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⴷ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵏⵉⵏⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⵉⴳ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵛ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵚⵉⵖ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵖ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵓⵉⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵚⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵛ. ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵚⵉⵖ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI Modern
ⴰⵍⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵣⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴳ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⴳⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ, ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ. ⵉⴷⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵏⴳⵓⵎ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵙⴳⵓⴽⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵖ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ, ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵛ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵏⵣⵍⴰⵏ. ⴽⵔⴰ ⵓⵎⵏⵣⴰⵍ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⴼⵖ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⴷⵓⵔ ⴳ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⴰⵏ. ⴰⵣⵓⵖ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ; ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵙ. ⵙⴳⵓⴽⵙ ⴰⵙⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵉⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⴹⴰⵏ, ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵓⵎ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⴽⴰⵙ ⴰⵣⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵚⵉⵖ.
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