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ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
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天长地久。天地所以能长且久者，以其不自生，故能长生。
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ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ. ⵉⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴳⵔ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⴰⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴷ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is that they do not live of, or for, themselves. Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it were foreign to him, and yet that person is preserved. Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised?
AI Modern
ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷⵉⴷⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ. ⵉⵙⵓ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ, ⵉⵎⴰⵙ ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⵉⵍⵍⴰ ⴳⵔ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⴰⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵢⴰⵏⵏⵉⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴷ ⵉⵖⵓⵔ ⴷ ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵏ ⴽⴰ ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉⵏ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴼⵍⵓ ⴷ ⴰⵢⴰ ⵓⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ, ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵍ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ. ⴰⵎⵇⵉⵎ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴳⵯⴰⵍ, ⵎⴰⵙ ⴽⴰ ⵢⵓⵎⵉⵔⵉ ⴽⴰ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⵉ.
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