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ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵓⵎ ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ, ⴷⵉⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵓⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 72, "ⴰⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴰⵔⵎⴰ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/72/
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民不畏威，则大威至。
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ⵉⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵎⴰ, ⴰⵔⵎⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔⵉⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵖⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵓⵔ ⵖⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉⵏ. ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ, ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ. ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ. ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵓⵎ ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⵓⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ, ⴷⵉⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵓⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵉⵓⵙⵙⵓⵎ. ⵓⵔ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵎⵉ. ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴰⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⴰⵍⵓ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
When the people do not fear what they ought to fear, that which is their great dread will come on them. Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on, himself.
AI Modern
ⵉⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⵉⵏ ⵓⵔ ⵎⵉⵎⵓⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵎⴰ, ⴰⵔⵎⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔⵉⵏ. ⵓⵔ ⵖⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉⵏ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵓⵔ ⵖⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⴰⵍⵉⵏ. ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ, ⵉⵙⵎⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ. ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵓⵎ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵓⵎⵉⴼ ⵉⵓⵙⵍⵓ ⵓⵙⵍⵓⵉⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ. ⵉⵙⵇⵓⵏ ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵖⵓⵔ, ⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⴰⵔ.
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