(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI Ɖokpo
Aɖùxó nɔ̂ ɖà wɛ, enɛ̀ kpɔ́ nɔ̂ mǐe gbé xò. Nɔ̂ aɖùxó nɔ̂ ɖà gbe, nǔ vǐe wú nɔ̂ mǐe tɛ́n; nɔ̂ mǐe tɛ́n wú, sɔ̀ wà nɔ̂ ɖà, xò wɛ hùn sinyɛ̀. Kpɔ́ wá ɖé wá, xò wá jí, wá nǔ ìsìn dó. Sà wá ɖé, nǔ wá xlé, wá nǔ àlɔ́ dó. Nɔ̂ ɖè wú bǐe nǔ wé, xò nǔ àhwétɔ́ nǔ wé. Hùn àlɔ́ kpɔ́n, bǐe kpɔ́n mǐe tɛ́n, àɖà àɖàɖà wɛ bǐe.
