Bɛɛ fali ye n ka bɔ ye ko ye kɛnɛ ye, nka a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. A bɛ kɛnɛ ko, a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. N bɛ kɛɛ ka bɛn ye, n bɛ togo ye aw u la: fɛɛrɛ ye, fo ye, ani ko n tɛna soro bɛɛ ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye ko, a bɛna sira kɛnɛ ye. Fo ye ko, a bɛna kɛ kɛnɛ ye. Soro bɛɛ ye ko, a bɛna sababati ban ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye, i bɛ ɲini la ko, a bɛna taɲɛ ye, ani i bɛ se la ko, a bɛna fɛɛ ye. A bɛ bɛ min ye ko, fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɛ ko, i bɛna to soro.
Key Concepts
三宝
慈
俭
不敢为天下先
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "Bɛɛ fali ye n ka bɔ ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dyu/chapters/67/
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Bɛɛ fali ye n ka bɔ ye ko ye kɛnɛ ye, nka bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. A bɛ kɛnɛ ko, a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. I bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ ko, a bɛna ban. N bɛ kɛɛ ka bɛn ye, n bɛ togo ye ani n bɛna bɔ la. Aw u ye: n ka bin ye fɛɛrɛ ye, n ka bin ye fo ye, n ka bin ye ko n tɛna soro bɛɛ ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye ko, a bɛna sira kɛnɛ ye. Fo ye ko, a bɛna kɛ kɛnɛ ye. I tɛna soro bɛɛ ye ko, a bɛna sababati ban ye. A ye fɔ ko, i bɛ fɛɛrɛ ban ani i bɛ sira kɛnɛ ye, i bɛna fo ye ani i bɛna soro bɛɛ ye, a bɛna ban! Fɛɛrɛ ye, i bɛ ɲini la ko, a bɛna taɲɛ ye. I bɛ se la ko, a bɛna fɛɛ ye. A bɛ bɛ min ye ko, a bɛna kɛ i la. Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɛ ko, i bɛna to soro.
Tanya Kankamuso
A sa dan ye?
Bɛɛ fali ye n ka bɔ ye ko ye kɛnɛ ye, nka a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. A bɛ kɛnɛ ko, a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. N bɛ kɛɛ ka bɛn ye, n bɛ togo ye aw u la: fɛɛrɛ ye, fo ye, ani ko n tɛna soro bɛɛ ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye ko, a bɛna sira kɛnɛ ye. Fo ye ko, a bɛna kɛ kɛnɛ ye. Soro bɛɛ ye ko, a bɛna sababati ban ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye, i bɛ ɲini la ko, a bɛna taɲɛ ye, ani i bɛ se la ko, a bɛna fɛɛ ye. A bɛ bɛ min ye ko, fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɛ ko, i bɛna to soro.
O bɛɛ minɛ n'ye?
N bɛ fɛɛrɛ ye n ye, n bɛ fo ye n ye, n tɛna soro bɛɛ ye n ye. Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɛ ko, n bɛna sira kɛnɛ ye, n bɛna to soro. N bɛ fɛɛrɛ ban ko, n bɛna ban. N ka bɛ se ko n tɛna ɲini bolo, n bɛ fɛɛrɛ ye kɔfɛ la n ye.
A ka kɛrɛ dòn?
Dɔgɔkɔli, i bɔ i ka fɛɛrɛ ye la. I kɛ bamanakan ye aw bɛɛ ye. I tɛna to soro bɛɛ ye. I bɛ se la ko, i bɛna taɲɛ ye, i bɛ se la ko, i bɛna fɛɛ ye.
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
Sira fɔrɔ
Bɛɛ fali ye n ka bɔ ye ko ye kɛnɛ ye, nka bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. A bɛ kɛnɛ ko, a bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ. I bɛ bɛ kɛnɛ bɛ ko, a bɛna ban. N bɛ kɛɛ ka bɛn ye, n bɛ togo ye ani n bɛna bɔ la. Aw u ye: n ka bin ye fɛɛrɛ ye, n ka bin ye fo ye, n ka bin ye ko n tɛna soro bɛɛ ye. Fɛɛrɛ ye ko, a bɛna sira kɛnɛ ye. Fo ye ko, a bɛna kɛ kɛnɛ ye. I tɛna soro bɛɛ ye ko, a bɛna sababati ban ye. A ye fɔ ko, i bɛ fɛɛrɛ ban ani i bɛ sira kɛnɛ ye, i bɛna fo ye ani i bɛna soro bɛɛ ye, a bɛna ban! Fɛɛrɛ ye, i bɛ ɲini la ko, a bɛna taɲɛ ye. I bɛ se la ko, a bɛna fɛɛ ye. A bɛ bɛ min ye ko, a bɛna kɛ i la. Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɛ ko, i bɛna to soro.
