Chapter 55

ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ

赤子含德和精

Quick Answer

ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ.

Key Concepts

赤子
含德
和
精

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 55, "ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/55/

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Original

含德之厚，比于赤子。毒虫不螫，猛兽不据，攫鸟不搏。骨弱筋柔而握固。
未知牝牡之合而朘作，精之至也。终日号而不嗄，和之至也。
知和曰常，知常曰明。益生曰祥，心使气曰强。物壮则老，谓之不道，不道早已。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⴳⵉⵍⵉ ⴷ ⴰⴷⴷⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵙⴳⵉⵍⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵔⵓⵎⵓ. ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⴼⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⴼⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⴽⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⴼⴼⵓⵙⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵔⴼⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙⵉⵏ. ⵉⴽⵓⵙⵏ ⵓⵙⵔⵓⴱⵉⵏ ⵉⵔⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵖⵓⵔⵏ ⵉⵔⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵔⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵉⵔⴰⵡ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ, ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⴰⵎⴰⵎⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵇⵇⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ, ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵓⵔⵉⴼ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵓⵏ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

Wang Bi (226–249 ⴽ.ⵉ.ⵙ)

James Legge (1891)

He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm. When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which may be said to be contrary to the Tao. Whatever is contrary to the Tao soon ends.

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