Luo Shi Fu ye yɛlɛ ye ko tilanne musara sira ye, bɛɛ bɛ yen. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko dugu bɛ se kɛ ka tɔrɔsigo fɔ, nka ayi bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko bɛɛ bɛ lajɛ sɔrɔ, nka tilanne bɛ yen musara. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko ayi folo bɛ kojugu kɛ, nka bɛɛ bɛ kojugu lajɛ. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko bɛɛ bɛ ko ye, nka a ye saniya ye!
Key Concepts
大道
盗夸
非道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 53, "N\'i Yelen Kɛli Ye A Kan", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/53/
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Aw ye n\'i yelen kɛli ye, u bɛ a kɔnɔ tamisi fɔ, u ye tɔrɔsigo ye wele kɛ. A kan bɛ sira fɔ ye, ni a bɛ yen, aw ye ko musara sira kɛ. A kan bɛ sira fɔ ye, nka ayi folo ye musara sira kɛ! Dugu bɛ se kɛ, ka banamuso la, nka denmisɛnnen bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ! Aw ye sira fɔ lajɛ, nka u bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ. Bɛnɛ ye! Bɛɛ bɛ kojugu kɛ, bɛɛ bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! Ka joona bɛ saniya la, ka diɲɛ ye diɲɛfɛ. Bɛɛ bɛ tɔrɔ fɔ, bɛɛ bɛ ko musara sira kɛ. A bɛ yen! A ye tɔrɔ ye, a bɛ yen musara! A bɛ yen ko bɛɛ bɛ kojugu, nka a ye saniya ye! A ye ko bɛɛ bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! Kojugu sira kɛ bɛɛ la, nka ko lajɛ bɛ kojugu la! Musara sira ye lajɛ ye, a bɛ yen ko a ye lajɛ ye! Kojugu bɛ ye, a bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! A bɛ yen! A ye musara sira ye!
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Luo Shi Fu ye yɛlɛ ye ko tilanne musara sira ye, bɛɛ bɛ yen. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko dugu bɛ se kɛ ka tɔrɔsigo fɔ, nka ayi bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko bɛɛ bɛ lajɛ sɔrɔ, nka tilanne bɛ yen musara. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko ayi folo bɛ kojugu kɛ, nka bɛɛ bɛ kojugu lajɛ. A bɛ yɛlɛ ye ko bɛɛ bɛ ko ye, nka a ye saniya ye!
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Aw ye n\'i bɛnɛ sira lajɛ, aw bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ ko bɛɛ sɔrɔtilen musara sira kɛ. N\'i yelen bɛ yen, n bɛ yen ko tɔrɔsigo bɛ kojugu la, n\'i a bɛ yen musara. A bɛ yen ko bɛnɛ bɛ sira lajɛ, nka tilanne bɛ se kɛ ka yen musara.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
Sira fɔ kɛ musara la, kojugu la. A kan bɛ yen ko a bɛ sira fɔ, a bɛ yen lajɛ, nka ayi bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ. Tilannen ye sira ye, nka bɛɛ bɛ yen. Kojugu sira kɛ n\'i bɛnɛ ye, nka ko musara sira kɛ bɛɛ la.
If I were suddenly to become known, and (put into a position to) conduct (a government) according to the Great Tao, what I should be most afraid of would be a boastful display. The great Tao (or way) is very level and easy; but people love the by-ways.
AI Kalanden
Aw ye n\'i yelen kɛli ye, u bɛ a kɔnɔ tamisi fɔ, u ye tɔrɔsigo ye wele kɛ. A kan bɛ sira fɔ ye, ni a bɛ yen, aw ye ko musara sira kɛ. A kan bɛ sira fɔ ye, nka ayi folo ye musara sira kɛ! Dugu bɛ se kɛ, ka banamuso la, nka denmisɛnnen bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ! Aw ye sira fɔ lajɛ, nka u bɛ musara sira sɔrɔ. Bɛnɛ ye! Bɛɛ bɛ kojugu kɛ, bɛɛ bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! Ka joona bɛ saniya la, ka diɲɛ ye diɲɛfɛ. Bɛɛ bɛ tɔrɔ fɔ, bɛɛ bɛ ko musara sira kɛ. A bɛ yen! A ye tɔrɔ ye, a bɛ yen musara! A bɛ yen ko bɛɛ bɛ kojugu, nka a ye saniya ye! A ye ko bɛɛ bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! Kojugu sira kɛ bɛɛ la, nka ko lajɛ bɛ kojugu la! Musara sira ye lajɛ ye, a bɛ yen ko a ye lajɛ ye! Kojugu bɛ ye, a bɛ kojugu sɔrɔ! A bɛ yen! A ye musara sira ye!