Ɖó xó wá xwe nǔ xó nyíyìwá tɔn wè, nǔ xó wá jɛ nǔxwènu tɔn wè. Xó e nyíyìwá, xó e nyɔnyɔ kpó, xó e nyíyìwá, xó e nyɔnyɔ kpó. Nǔ wémǎ nyíyìwá, nu e yíyí kpó. Nǔ wémǎ nyɔnyɔ, nu e nyɔnyɔ kpó. Xó xwe nyí xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn, xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn nyí xó xwe. Nǔ gbɔ e nyíyìwá nyí xó, nǔ gbɔ e nyɔnyɔ nyí nǔxwènu.
Key Concepts
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闷闷
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58, "Ayi Gbě Kpó Nǔ Wémǎ Kpó", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/fon/chapters/58/
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Ayi gbě nyíyìwá, nu wémǎ e yíyí kpó;\nayi gbě kpénukpénu, nu wémǎ e nyɔnyɔ kpó.\nXó xwe nyí xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn, xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn nyí xó xwe.\nNǔ xwè nyí kpénu? A jí wú nɔ.\nJí nyí yiyìwá, hwejí nyí nǔxwènu.\nNǔ wémǎ e kpó xwe bǐehù.\nNǔ nyíyìwá nyí nǔxwè tɔn wè,\nnu nyíyìwá nyí xó tɔn wè.\nNǔ xó nyí nǔxwè tɔn wè,\nnu xó nyí nyíyìwá tɔn wè.\nNǔ wémǎ e nyɔnyɔ kpó,\nnu jí tɔ́n sɔ́ ɖù.\nNǔ hwédokpó nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu hwédokpó nyí xó.\nNǔ jɛ nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu jɛ nyí xó.\nNǔ sɔ nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu sɔ nyí nyíyìwá.\nNǔ jiji nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu jiji nyí xó.
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Ɖó xó wá xwe nǔ xó nyíyìwá tɔn wè, nǔ xó wá jɛ nǔxwènu tɔn wè. Xó e nyíyìwá, xó e nyɔnyɔ kpó, xó e nyíyìwá, xó e nyɔnyɔ kpó. Nǔ wémǎ nyíyìwá, nu e yíyí kpó. Nǔ wémǎ nyɔnyɔ, nu e nyɔnyɔ kpó. Xó xwe nyí xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn, xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn nyí xó xwe. Nǔ gbɔ e nyíyìwá nyí xó, nǔ gbɔ e nyɔnyɔ nyí nǔxwènu.
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring. Misery! happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness! misery lurks beneath it! Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no one (with its angles); (like) a corner which injures no one (with its sharpness). He is straightforward, but allows himself no license; he is bright, but does not dazzle.
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Ayi gbě nyíyìwá, nu wémǎ e yíyí kpó;\nayi gbě kpénukpénu, nu wémǎ e nyɔnyɔ kpó.\nXó xwe nyí xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn, xɔ́ dóhwé tɔn nyí xó xwe.\nNǔ xwè nyí kpénu? A jí wú nɔ.\nJí nyí yiyìwá, hwejí nyí nǔxwènu.\nNǔ wémǎ e kpó xwe bǐehù.\nNǔ nyíyìwá nyí nǔxwè tɔn wè,\nnu nyíyìwá nyí xó tɔn wè.\nNǔ xó nyí nǔxwè tɔn wè,\nnu xó nyí nyíyìwá tɔn wè.\nNǔ wémǎ e nyɔnyɔ kpó,\nnu jí tɔ́n sɔ́ ɖù.\nNǔ hwédokpó nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu hwédokpó nyí xó.\nNǔ jɛ nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu jɛ nyí xó.\nNǔ sɔ nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu sɔ nyí nyíyìwá.\nNǔ jiji nyí nǔxwènu,\nnu jiji nyí xó.
