Chɔta 18 yɛrɛ ye sira min bɛ kɛ ni bɛɛ ye. Sira kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye. Fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni sira kɛ ye, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye.
Key Concepts
大道
仁义
社会退化
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18, "Sira Kɛ Ni Fɛn Kɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/18/
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Kɔnɔ
大道废，有仁义；智慧出，有大伪；六亲不和，有孝慈；国家昏乱，有忠臣。
Balimɛdɛ
Sira kɛ n'u bɛ se kɛ, fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ. Sira kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni sira kɛ ye, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛni, nka u bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka u bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye.
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Chɔta 18 yɛrɛ ye sira min bɛ kɛ ni bɛɛ ye. Sira kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye. Fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni sira kɛ ye, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye.
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Chɔta 18 bɛ se kɛ n gunonin ye. N bɛ se kɛ n sira la kɛ, n bɛ se kɛ n sira di, n bɛ se kɛ n kɛ fɛn ye sira la. N bɛ se kɛ n kɛrɛnw ye n gunonin ye, n bɛ se kɛ n mɔgɔw la kɛrɛnw ye, n bɛ se kɛ n kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye sira la.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
Sira la kɛ. Sira bɛ fɛn ye, nka a bɛ fɛn la sira. Sira kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni sira kɛ ye, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye.
When the Great Tao ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.
AI Kalanden
Sira kɛ n'u bɛ se kɛ, fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ. Sira kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni sira kɛ ye, nka kɛrɛn bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Kɛrɛnw bɛ kɛni, nka u bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka u bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye. Fɛn kɛw bɛ kɛ, aw bɛ se kɛ ni bɛɛ ye, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni mɔgɔ ye. Sira bɛ se kɛ, nka aw bɛ se kɛ ni kɔrɔfɛ ye.
