Nuxɔ lɛ ɖo ɖekae e nuto lɛ ta lɛ ɖe e jla nukunsinyitɔ lɛ ta. E ɖiɖe toxwe lɛ ɖe bo ɖiɖe to lɛ ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo e to lɛ ta lɛ ta ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ ɖo tɔn ɖo e xwe lɛ ɖekae ɖe.
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Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30, "Eye Nuto Lɛ Ta", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/fon/chapters/30/
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Eye nuto lɛ ta e jla nukunsinyitɔ lɛ ta, bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe toxwe lɛ ɖe. To lɛ nɔ e ɖekae, bo ɖo jla ta lɛ ɖe. To lɛ ta lɛ ta, nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo. Xwe lɛ ta lɛ ta, nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo. Nyɔnu lɛ jla e lɛ, bo huzu e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe. Bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu tɔn ɖe, bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ jla e lɛ, bo huzu e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe. Xwe lɛ ɖo, e ɖo nuto lɛ tɔn ɖe. Nuxɔ lɛ ɖo ɖekae e nyɔnu lɛ ɖo tɔn ɖe, e ɖo nuto lɛ ɖekae ɖe.
Ðɔxó Tomɛgbegbɛ
Hwexóxó elɔ ɖɔ nɛ̌?
Nuxɔ lɛ ɖo ɖekae e nuto lɛ ta lɛ ɖe e jla nukunsinyitɔ lɛ ta. E ɖiɖe toxwe lɛ ɖe bo ɖiɖe to lɛ ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo e to lɛ ta lɛ ta ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ ɖo tɔn ɖo e xwe lɛ ɖekae ɖe.
Mɛ nyanya xa azɔnkɛ etɔn ɖie?
Nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu tɔn ɖe e huzu nyonɔ e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe. E ɖiɖe nyɔnu tɔn ɖe e ɖiɖe xwe lɛ ɖe. Nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu tɔn ɖe e nyɔnu lɛ jla lɛ ɖe, bo huzu e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe.
Nɛ̌ un na wà gbɔn égbé?
Ɛ ɖɔnyi nɛ e wema lɛ ɖe ɖiɖe toxwe lɛ ɖe, bo huzu nyonɔ e nɛ du nuto lɛ ɖe. Na mi hi nyɔnu lɛ ɖekae ɖe, bo huzu nyonɔ e nɛ du nyɔnu tɔn ɖe, du toxwe lɛ ɖe e xwe tɔn lɛ ta.
He who would assist a lord of men in harmony with the Tao will not assert his mastery in the kingdom by force of arms. Such a course is sure to meet with its proper return. Wherever a host is stationed, briars and thorns spring up. In the sequence of great armies there are sure to be bad years.
AI Ɖokpo
Eye nuto lɛ ta e jla nukunsinyitɔ lɛ ta, bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe toxwe lɛ ɖe. To lɛ nɔ e ɖekae, bo ɖo jla ta lɛ ɖe. To lɛ ta lɛ ta, nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo. Xwe lɛ ta lɛ ta, nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖo. Nyɔnu lɛ jla e lɛ, bo huzu e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe. Bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu tɔn ɖe, bo huzu e nɛ ɖiɖe nyɔnu lɛ tɔn ɖe. Nyɔnu lɛ jla e lɛ, bo huzu e nɛ du toxwe lɛ ɖe. Xwe lɛ ɖo, e ɖo nuto lɛ tɔn ɖe. Nuxɔ lɛ ɖo ɖekae e nyɔnu lɛ ɖo tɔn ɖe, e ɖo nuto lɛ ɖekae ɖe.
