NUƉƆŊƆ LE VƆWO MƆ WƆŊƆ MƆ NZƆ. NUŊƆƉƆŊƆ GBEƉƆƉƆ XƆ SEƉƆƉƆ ME. NE MENYƆƐ KAE NYE, MƐKAE WO GBEƉƆƉƆ. NE MEFƐ WO ŊUƉƆŊƆ MƐLƐƆ WO SE. NE MENYƆƐ KAE NYE, WO ŊU GBEƉƆƉƆ. NE MENYƆƐ ŲDƆƉƆ WOFIƐ, WO GBE DƐME WOFIƐ.
Key Concepts
不争
谦下
曲全
抱一
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 22, "Gbeɖeŋuwo Na Wo Dom Kple Se", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/22/
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Gbeɖeŋu na wo dom, veve na wo yona, xɔxɔ na wo ŋu, xɔxɔtswo na wo ŋuwo, tao kple tao na wo se, tso wu na wo kpɔ aʋa. Eye taɖiwo dome ɖo anyi nɛe ta. LE KOE MATE MƆ WORWOR ŲMƆ NYE NƐNA ME WO DOM. LE YƆƆ DE WO DOM NU, EYA WO BUBU. LE GBE WO ŊU, EYA WO YƆƆ. LE FƐ WO ŊU, EYA WO GBE DƐME. LE FI WO ŊUŊƆ, EYA WO KPLƆ FI. ELE NYE KOE FIENƆ NDA ƉE DZI ƉE DZI, AFI ETEYEWO DI ŲDƆƉƆ WOFIƐ. NE WODƆ GBE MATE VƆWO MƆ WO ƉEƉƐ, AFI ETEYEWO BUBUWO VA DZIWO. NUƉƆŊƆ MƆƆ NYE NU GBEƉƆƉƆ, ENA WO TUTU ƉA.
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Neveƒe nye didi?
NUƉƆŊƆ LE VƆWO MƆ WƆŊƆ MƆ NZƆ. NUŊƆƉƆŊƆ GBEƉƆƉƆ XƆ SEƉƆƉƆ ME. NE MENYƆƐ KAE NYE, MƐKAE WO GBEƉƆƉƆ. NE MEFƐ WO ŊUƉƆŊƆ MƐLƐƆ WO SE. NE MENYƆƐ KAE NYE, WO ŊU GBEƉƆƉƆ. NE MENYƆƐ ŲDƆƉƆ WOFIƐ, WO GBE DƐME WOFIƐ.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
LE NYE XDƐME MƐƉƆƉƆ VƆWO MƆ NYE ƉEƉƐ NDA DZI WO NYE NƐNA. NE MEYƆƆƐ ZO LE NYE XƆƆ MƐKAE WO SE, MƐYƆƆƐ NZƆ LE NYE NƐNA MƐLE GBEƉƆƉƆ ME NYE XƆƆ.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
ƐTƆƆ NƐƆƆ ƉIƉƆƆƉƆ BƆŊƆ DƐME TƆƆ WO DƆƉƆ NU. MƐDE NYE XƆƆ KPLƆ NYE XƆƆ MƐLƐƆ, KPLE NYE XƆƆ KPLƆ NYE XƆƆ MƐKAE WO SE.
The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray. Therefore the sage holds in his embrace the one thing (of humility), and manifests it to all the world. He is free from self-display, and therefore he shines.
AI Modern
Gbeɖeŋu na wo dom, veve na wo yona, xɔxɔ na wo ŋu, xɔxɔtswo na wo ŋuwo, tao kple tao na wo se, tso wu na wo kpɔ aʋa. Eye taɖiwo dome ɖo anyi nɛe ta. LE KOE MATE MƆ WORWOR ŲMƆ NYE NƐNA ME WO DOM. LE YƆƆ DE WO DOM NU, EYA WO BUBU. LE GBE WO ŊU, EYA WO YƆƆ. LE FƐ WO ŊU, EYA WO GBE DƐME. LE FI WO ŊUŊƆ, EYA WO KPLƆ FI. ELE NYE KOE FIENƆ NDA ƉE DZI ƉE DZI, AFI ETEYEWO DI ŲDƆƉƆ WOFIƐ. NE WODƆ GBE MATE VƆWO MƆ WO ƉEƉƐ, AFI ETEYEWO BUBUWO VA DZIWO. NUƉƆŊƆ MƆƆ NYE NU GBEƉƆƉƆ, ENA WO TUTU ƉA.
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