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ⴰⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵙⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔⵉⵣ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 73, "ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/73/
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勇于敢则杀，勇于不敢则活。此两者，或利或害。天之所恶，孰知其故？是以圣人犹难之。
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ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵙⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵏⵖⵉⵔ, ⵓⵙⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵚⵓⵏⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ? ⵉⵔⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⴼⴽⵓⵍ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⵣⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⵣ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵣⵔⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵙⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⵚⵓⵔⵉⵣ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⵓⴳⵔⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵟⵟⵓⵏ. ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵏⵉⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵛⵛⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵏⵉⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong, in defiance of the laws) is put to death; he whose boldness appears in his not daring (to do so) lives on. It is the way of Heaven not to strive, and yet it skilfully overcomes; not to speak, and yet it is skilful in (obtaining) a reply. The meshes of the net of Heaven are large; far apart, but letting nothing escape.
AI Modern
ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ. ⵓⵙⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵏⵖⵉⵔ, ⵓⵙⴽⵓ ⵉⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵚⵓⵏⵉ ⵎⴰ ⵉⵓⵔⵓ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ? ⵉⵔⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉ. ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵓⵍⵉ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵙ, ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⵔⵉⵔ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵖⵓⵙ. ⵓⵙⵟⵟⵓⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉⵔ ⵉⴼⴽⵓⵍ, ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⵣⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵉⵣ.
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