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ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵏⵉⵙⵉ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 75, "ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/75/
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民之饥，以其上食税之多，是以饥。民之难治，以其上之有为，是以难治。民之轻死，以其上求生之厚，是以轻死。
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ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ, ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ, ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵉⵡⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵢ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵢ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ.
Amezruy Ameqqran
ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?
ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵉⵍⵉⵎⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵓⵏⵉⵙⵉ.
D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?
ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ ⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⴰⵙⵉⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⵉⵍⵎⴰ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ, ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ.
Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?
ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵏⵓⵎⵉ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⵓⴼⴽⵓⵙⵉ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉⵚⵉⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵍⵉ ⴷⵉ ⵓⴼⴽⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴹⴰⵕⵉⵏ.
📜 ⴼⴽⵉ ⵓⵏⴰⵡⴰⵏ (ⵡⴰⵏⴳ ⴱⵉ · ⵍⴰⵊ · ⴰⵢ ⴰⵎⴰⴷⴰⵏ)
James Legge (1891)
The people suffer from famine because of the multitude of taxes consumed by their superiors. It is through this that they suffer famine. The people are difficult to govern because of the (excessive) agency of their superiors (in governing them). Thus it is that to leave the subject of living altogether out of view is better than to set a high value on it.
AI Modern
ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ, ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ, ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵡⴰⵏⵉⵡⵓⵏ ⴷⵉ ⵡⴰⵓⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ, ⴰⵣⴳⴰⵍ ⴰⴳⵓⴽⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ. ⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵉⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵍⴰⵢ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ ⵓⵣⴳⴰⵍⵓ ⵙⵓⵎⵓⵙⵉⵏ ⴰⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵙⵉ ⵓⵎⴰⵍⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵢ. ⴰⵙⴽⴰ ⵓⵏⵏⵉ ⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵓⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵢ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵔⴻⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵡⴰⵙ.
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