Kelebe ndeen ɗen wi'i on: Ko defa mo himo ɗoɓɓitii, ɓen mo ɗen ɗo ɓuri fukkirde. Ko bana on nderiibe ɗen, ko himo ɗinfinde hakkillo, ɓen ɗen ɗo ngadaa loowinde ndernde. Kiyofee lamɗo ko ɗen ɗuri fukkitinde ɗen, ɗen ngadakee nder wakkati ɗen.
Key Concepts
兵
不敢
哀者胜
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 69, "Haandeere Bee Nderiibe", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ff/chapters/69/
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Kelebe ndeen ɗen wi'i on: Ko defa mo himo ɗoɓɓitii, ɓen mo ɗen ɗo ɓuri fukkirde. Ko bana on nderiibe ɗen, ko himo ɗinfinde hakkillo, ɓen ɗen ɗo ngadaa loowinde ndernde. Kiyofee lamɗo ko ɗen ɗuri fukkitinde ɗen, ɗen ngadakee nder wakkati ɗen.
No ngon-ɗen e mi?
Ɓen ko ɗen ɗen wadata ɗen ɗo jibini am ɗen ɗo ngadakaa mo ɓuri fukkirde. Ko himo yidaade ɗen ɗo ɓuri semteede ɗen, ɗen ko himo ɗo ɓuri fukkirde nder ɗiɗɗe am ɗen.
Miiɗi ɗo ɗon ɗii?
Ɓen ko ɗen ɗen ɗo fukkitinde nder wakkati ɗen ɗo, ɗen ko himo ɗoɓɓitinde hakkillo nder ɗiɗɗe am ɗen. Hakkillo on, ɗen ngadakee ɗo ngadaa.
A master of the art of war has said, 'I do not dare to be the host (to commence the war); I prefer to be the guest (to act on the defensive). I do not dare to advance an inch; I prefer to retire a foot.' There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.
