Chapter 9
ⴰⵛⵛⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ
Quick Answer
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.
Key Concepts
- 知止
- 功成身退
- 谦逊
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9, "ⴰⵛⵛⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⴰⵡⴰⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/9/
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金玉满堂，莫之能守；富贵而骄，自遗其咎。
功遂身退，天之道也。
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Amezruy Ameqqran
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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