Womɛ na be ame si woawu naɖinyae mɔ̃ la yeɖo abe vi si wòtsɔ kpɔe wògbɔna o. Eɖokui lolo, eye esi wònye lolo la, woƒe woawu naɖinyae na eƒe xexea yɔm. Xexeame, gbedeasi, xexeaewo — eye miaƒewo kpɔe o, eye eƒe ɖokui ʋu o. Egblɔna be woawu nawo ɖe sɔli, eye woawu sɔlie nye dzɔdzɔ nyui.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 55, "Woawu Naɖinyawo Mɔ̃", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/55/
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Ame si woawu naɖinyae mɔ̃ la yeɖo abe vi si kpɔe wògbɔna o. Gbedeasiwo meli eɖokui o, xexeamewo meli eɖokui o, gbogbo ate ŋu akpɔ̃ eɖokui o. Eƒe haxɔwo ʋu eye eƒe gbedzewo ŋlɔm, ke boŋwoƒe ŋusɔ le eƒeƒe me. Míaxxxxlɔ mele mɔ o, ke eƒe nyametsatsuwo kpɔe kpɔe aha! Eye eƒe gɔli medrɔ̃ o, eƒe ŋusɔkɔkɔe wɔa. Ame siwo xoxo be woawu nawo ɖe nyametsatsu siwo dome la wo bu be woawu sɔli; ame siwo xoxo be woawu sɔli la wo bu be woawu naɖinya; ame siwo xoxo be woawu ɖo ɖe nyametsatsua me la wotso be woawu ɖo aʋu sia o; ame siwo xoxo be eƒe klɔƒe ɖo ɖe xexeame la wotso be woawu medze o, eye woawu medze la manyomanyo.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Womɛ na be ame si woawu naɖinyae mɔ̃ la yeɖo abe vi si wòtsɔ kpɔe wògbɔna o. Eɖokui lolo, eye esi wònye lolo la, woƒe woawu naɖinyae na eƒe xexea yɔm. Xexeame, gbedeasi, xexeaewo — eye miaƒewo kpɔe o, eye eƒe ɖokui ʋu o. Egblɔna be woawu nawo ɖe sɔli, eye woawu sɔlie nye dzɔdzɔ nyui.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Le ŋusɔkɔkɔewo me la, manɔ anyi be ŋutikpkɔ siwo ɖo aʋu nyametsatsu siwo dome la sɔli eye wònye vevitɔ. Kpɔ be taɖodzinya me medrɔ̃ o. Ke boŋwoƒe nyateƒia me la, taɖodzinya na mɔ̃, eye ɖokui yoyoe nye woawu.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Yi ɖe ɖokuiyoyowo ƒe taɖodzinya me. Wɔ nu vevitɔ ne woɖo ɖe nyametsatsuwo dome, eye woawu nawo ɖe ɖokui ɖeƒe sesẽme me. Zi evelia kple ɖokuiyoyoe, ne woɖo aʋu ŋusɔkɔkɔewo eye wònye nyametsatsu dzi.
He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm. When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which may be said to be contrary to the Tao. Whatever is contrary to the Tao soon ends.
AI Modern
Ame si woawu naɖinyae mɔ̃ la yeɖo abe vi si kpɔe wògbɔna o. Gbedeasiwo meli eɖokui o, xexeamewo meli eɖokui o, gbogbo ate ŋu akpɔ̃ eɖokui o. Eƒe haxɔwo ʋu eye eƒe gbedzewo ŋlɔm, ke boŋwoƒe ŋusɔ le eƒeƒe me. Míaxxxxlɔ mele mɔ o, ke eƒe nyametsatsuwo kpɔe kpɔe aha! Eye eƒe gɔli medrɔ̃ o, eƒe ŋusɔkɔkɔe wɔa. Ame siwo xoxo be woawu nawo ɖe nyametsatsu siwo dome la wo bu be woawu sɔli; ame siwo xoxo be woawu sɔli la wo bu be woawu naɖinya; ame siwo xoxo be woawu ɖo ɖe nyametsatsua me la wotso be woawu ɖo aʋu sia o; ame siwo xoxo be eƒe klɔƒe ɖo ɖe xexeame la wotso be woawu medze o, eye woawu medze la manyomanyo.
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