Chapter 74

ⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ

死 杀 大匠斫

Quick Answer

ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ.

Key Concepts

  • 死
  • 杀
  • 大匠斫

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 74, "ⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/74/

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Original

民不畏死，奈何以死惧之？若使民常畏死，而为奇者，吾得执而杀之，孰敢？
常有司杀者杀。夫代司杀者杀，是谓代大匠斫。夫代大匠斫者，希有不伤其手矣。

Asuɣel

ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ? ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵉⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵉⵏⵓⵔⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⵓⵡⵓⵏⴰⵢ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⵏⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⵏⵓⵔⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴰⵔⵔⵓⵚⵓ. ⵉⵡⴰ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ. ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴰⵔⵔⵓⵚⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷⴰ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵔ ⵉⵎⵓⵔⵉⵏ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵏⵉ ⵉⵡⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴰⵢⵓⵔ. ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵉⵡⴰⵏ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵡⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵏⴰⵢⵓⵔ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

73 ⵓⵛⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ 75 ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ 76 ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔⴼ

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