Babiaɖe dzi ɖe be gbede nyanɔ nyuiyɔ, eye woanɔ ame aʋewo ƒe go o. Wo bua be wɔ̃na nyui la, mena kaka, elabena ame si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me. Wo bua be ne ŋkɔ̃ si ku ɖeƒe la, wozɔ̃ ɖe aʋa ta.
Key Concepts
兵
不祥
恬淡
丧礼
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 31, "Gbedea Aʋɛ Le Tritri", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/31/
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Wo ananɔ aɖe le gbede la, esi nye akɔntabuba. Wo katã le wo ŋkuinyɛ me, eye ame sia woanawo katãwoe li ƒe kpekpɛmɔ. Gake wo ananɔ aɖe le go aʋe la, menye ame aɖewo ƒe goa o. Wotu aʋe la, woana woƒe go wu aʋa. Gbede nyanɔ nyuiyɔ, eye woana woƒe kpekpɛmɔ le esiwo dome. Eye wo bua mɔ ka wɔ̃ nuwɔna la, elabena ame si wɔ̃ nuwɔna la, menya ta wuƒ aʋe o. Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzi le wo o la, wo ana woƒe woɔwo le go wu wɔ̃na. Ne wo bu be wɔ̃na nye nyui la, mena kaka. Eye nenyo si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, gbegbɔgboɔ wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me.
Ne wo kpɔ̃ viãwo la, womɔ nuwɔna le wo ŋgɔgboɔ me. Ne wo ku ɖe le gbede si woxlɔ la, wotu aʋe le esiwo dome, ne wo bu be wɔ̃na nye nyui la. Wotu aʋe le esi wozɔ̃ ɖeƒe la, ne wo kpɔ̃ viãwo la, wonɔ amewo ɣa fi ɖe wo wɔ̃na ta. Ne wo ku aʋa la, wo bua ne le ɖixɔxɔ me, ne wo wɔ̃na la, wonɔ aɖe le ɖixɔxɔ me.
Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ nyui la, woana go wu. Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ aʋa la, woana go wu aʋa. Gake ame si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, gbegbɔgboɔ wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me. Eye ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ aʋa la, woana ŋkɔ̃ si ku ɖeƒe la ɣa fi wɔ̃na ta.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Babiaɖe dzi ɖe be gbede nyanɔ nyuiyɔ, eye woanɔ ame aʋewo ƒe go o. Wo bua be wɔ̃na nyui la, mena kaka, elabena ame si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me. Wo bua be ne ŋkɔ̃ si ku ɖeƒe la, wozɔ̃ ɖe aʋa ta.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Be wo wɔ̃ nuwɔna kpo le agbe ha yɛ me. Ne amegbetɔwo va bu be wɔ̃na nyui la, gake menye esi be wo di wɔ̃na o. Wo bua be ne wo ku aʋa, wo bua ne le ɖixɔxɔ me. Yeŋudɔlaviwo me, agbeƒu si ku ɖeƒe la yɔ̃ be wo bua ne le ɖixɔxɔ me.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Ɖo gake dɔ siawo kpo le agbe ha yɛ me. Ne wo kpɔ̃ nu si le wo ŋgɔgboɔ me la, bu be nyateƒe le aʋa me. Gake ne wo wɔ̃ na aʋa la, bu be nyateƒe le efe nya me.
Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures. Therefore they who have the Tao do not like to employ them. The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand.
AI Modern
Wo ananɔ aɖe le gbede la, esi nye akɔntabuba. Wo katã le wo ŋkuinyɛ me, eye ame sia woanawo katãwoe li ƒe kpekpɛmɔ. Gake wo ananɔ aɖe le go aʋe la, menye ame aɖewo ƒe goa o. Wotu aʋe la, woana woƒe go wu aʋa. Gbede nyanɔ nyuiyɔ, eye woana woƒe kpekpɛmɔ le esiwo dome. Eye wo bua mɔ ka wɔ̃ nuwɔna la, elabena ame si wɔ̃ nuwɔna la, menya ta wuƒ aʋe o. Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzi le wo o la, wo ana woƒe woɔwo le go wu wɔ̃na. Ne wo bu be wɔ̃na nye nyui la, mena kaka. Eye nenyo si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, gbegbɔgboɔ wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me.
Ne wo kpɔ̃ viãwo la, womɔ nuwɔna le wo ŋgɔgboɔ me. Ne wo ku ɖe le gbede si woxlɔ la, wotu aʋe le esiwo dome, ne wo bu be wɔ̃na nye nyui la. Wotu aʋe le esi wozɔ̃ ɖeƒe la, ne wo kpɔ̃ viãwo la, wonɔ amewo ɣa fi ɖe wo wɔ̃na ta. Ne wo ku aʋa la, wo bua ne le ɖixɔxɔ me, ne wo wɔ̃na la, wonɔ aɖe le ɖixɔxɔ me.
Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ nyui la, woana go wu. Ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ aʋa la, woana go wu aʋa. Gake ame si bu wɔ̃na nye nyui la, gbegbɔgboɔ wɔ̃ naƒeƒu le efe udzɔla me. Eye ne ŋkɔ̃ si dzɔ̃ aʋa la, woana ŋkɔ̃ si ku ɖeƒe la ɣa fi wɔ̃na ta.
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