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ⴰⴷⵓⴽⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵍⵉ, ⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ. ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵛⵓⵔⴰ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴼⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴰⵔ: ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ. ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "ⴰⴷⵓⴽⵓⵍ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/67/
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天下皆谓我道大，似不肖。夫唯大，故似不肖。若肖，久矣其细也夫！
Asuɣel
ⴰⵄⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵏ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⴰⵡⵓⵍ, ⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⵄⵉⵏⵉ ⵎⵉ ⴷⵉ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ. ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ, ⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ, ⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ. ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵎⴰ ⵖⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵙⴼⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ, ⵉⵙⵔⵉⵙⵉⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ: ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ, ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ, ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ ⵎⵉ ⵏⵉⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⴽⵓⵎ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ, ⴰⵔⵏⵉⵙ! ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⴳⵓ, ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ. ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⴷⵓⴽⵓⵍ ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⴰⵏ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵍⵉ, ⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ. ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵛⵓⵔⴰ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵙⴼⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴰⵔ: ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ. ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵎⴰ ⵖⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵣⴷⵉⵉ, ⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵔⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ. ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ, ⴰⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵓⴼⵓ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵎⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵔ ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵉ, ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵓⴼⵓ ⵏⵏⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
AI Modern
ⴰⵄⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵖⴰⵔⴰⵏ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⴰⵡⵓⵍ, ⴰⵛⴰ ⴰⵄⵉⵏⵉ ⵎⵉ ⴷⵉ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ. ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ, ⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵍ, ⵎⴰⵔⴰ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ. ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⴱⵉⵔⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⵙ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ ⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵎⴰ ⵖⴰⵛⴰ ⵉⵙⴼⴰⵔⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵔ, ⵉⵙⵔⵉⵙⵉⵙ ⵎⵉⵔⵉ: ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ, ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ, ⴰⵏⵙⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ ⵎⵉ ⵏⵉⵖⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵉⴷⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ. ⴰⴽⵓⵎ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⴼⵓ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⴳⵉ, ⴰⵀⵉⵛⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⵍⴰ, ⴰⵔⵏⵉⵙ! ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⴳⵓ, ⴰⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴱⵔⵉ ⵓⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ. ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔⵉ. ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⴱⴰⵙⵉ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵚⵓⵍⵓ.
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