Chapter 9

ⴰⵛⵛⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ

持而盈之,不如其已;揣而锐之,不可长保。
金玉满堂,莫之能守;富贵而骄,自遗其咎。
功遂身退,天之道也。
ⴰⵛⵛⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ, ⵎⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⴱⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵍⴰⵍ; ⵓⴳⵉ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ, ⵉⴷⴷⵓ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⴱⴷⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵎⵍⴰⵍ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵎⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵎⴰⵔ, ⵎⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⵔⵓ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ; ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵉⴰⵔⵎⴰ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵖⵔⵓⵙⵉ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙⵏ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵍ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵉⵙ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵉⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵏ.

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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵓ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵎⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⴱⴷⵓ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⴰⵔⵎⴰⵡ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴷ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵖⵓⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙⵏ, ⵎⴰ ⵓⵔ ⵢⵓⵔⵓ ⵖⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵔⵉⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵖⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ, ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰⵔ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴳⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ ⵓⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⵎⴰⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵏ. ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴷⵉⵙ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ. ⵎⴰ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⵎⴰⵔ ⵓⵔ ⵢⴰⵡⵓ ⵏⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴳⵉ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ. ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ, ⴰⵙⵙⵓⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ.

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