Chapter 65

ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ

愚玄德大顺

Quick Answer

ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙ, ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵔ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ.

Key Concepts

愚
玄德
大顺

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 65, "ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/65/

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Original

古之善为道者，非以明民，将以愚之。民之难治，以其智多。
故以智治国，国之贼；不以智治国，国之福。知此两者亦稽式。常知稽式，是谓玄德。
玄德深矣，远矣，与物反矣，然后乃至大顺。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵉⵖⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵉⵎⵓ ⵉⵎⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵎⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ. ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ, ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ. ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ; ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ. ⵉⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵓⴱⵍⵓⵎ: ⵓⵔⵎⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ. ⴰⵔⵎⵉⵣ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵔ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵔ ⵉⵏⴰⵢ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ. ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⴷⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ, ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵣ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵙⵉⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵔⵉⵔ ⵉⵏⴰⵢ ⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⴰⵀⵉⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵔⴰⵖ. ⴰⵖⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵟⵓⵙⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵣⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⵙⴳ ⵓⵙⵇⵇⵉⵔ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

Wang Bi (226–249 ⴽ.ⵉ.ⵙ)

James Legge (1891)

The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.

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