Ga eŋŋɛ lɔ̃e kɛ anɔ yɛlɔi a wɔpo o wɔ a wɔ lᴐ̃i wɔ wɔ̃ lᴐ̃i be lɔ̃ mᴐɔ̃. Wɔ fɛ tei be lɔ̃ lɛ e nɔɔ̃ fɛ, lɛ e fa bᴐɔ̃ o lɛ e bᴐɔ̃ lᴐ̃i a lɛ a tᴐɔ̃ lɔ̃i.
Key Concepts
修道
虚静
不盈
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 15, "Eŋŋɛ anɔ yɛlɔi a wɔpo o", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/15/
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Ne eŋŋɛ anɔ yɛlɔi a wɔpo o, wɔle tei be lɔ̃, suomɔ kɛ ŋmaami nɛ. Eŋŋɛ a le tei be lɔ̃ o, wɔ kɛ e nɔɔ̃ fɛ o: Afɛɛ̃ hɛ̃ lɛ e dzi le o kɛ e nɛɛ̃ lɛ̃, fɛɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e yɛ̃ yiŋ le o, nuu fɛ lɛ e nɔɔ̃ sɛ̃, kpɔ̃kpɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e bɔliŋ bɔ̃, tɛɛ̃ fɛ lɛ e bɛ̃kpɛ tsu, dᴐɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e sᴐmaa, kɛlᴐ̃ fɛ lɛ e bᴐɔ̃. Ɔ le a bᴐɔ̃ lɛ e fa kɛ tei o? Ɔ le a ko lɛ e taa mᴐɔ̃ lɛ e yᴐ̃ o? Nɛ e po o a nɔ̃ lɛ e taa bᴐɔ̃. Eŋŋɛ a nɔ̃ lɛ e taa bᴐɔ̃ o, e kɛ lɛ e taa lᴐ̃i kɛ bu.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Ga eŋŋɛ lɔ̃e kɛ anɔ yɛlɔi a wɔpo o wɔ a wɔ lᴐ̃i wɔ wɔ̃ lᴐ̃i be lɔ̃ mᴐɔ̃. Wɔ fɛ tei be lɔ̃ lɛ e nɔɔ̃ fɛ, lɛ e fa bᴐɔ̃ o lɛ e bᴐɔ̃ lᴐ̃i a lɛ a tᴐɔ̃ lɔ̃i.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mᴐɔ̃ mᴐ̃ e kɛ a mᴐ̃ taa lᴐ̃i be lɔ̃ fɛ, mᴐ̃ lᴐ̃i lɛ e fɛ tei be lɔ̃ lɛ e suomɔ lᴐ̃i tei sᴐmaa.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Mᴐɔ̃ mᴐ̃ e taa lᴐ̃i bᴐɔ̃ lɛ mᴐ̃ e bᴐɔ̃ fᴐ̃ɔ̃ kɛ tei tei lɛ mᴐ̃ e bᴐɔ̃ nᴐɔ̃ nᴐɔ̃.
The skilful masters (of the Tao) in old times, with a subtle and exquisite penetration, comprehended its mysteries, and were deep (also) so as to elude men's knowledge. Shrinking looked they like those who wade through a stream in winter; irresolute like those who are afraid of all around them; grave like a guest (in awe of his host); evanescent like ice that is melting away; unpretentious like wood that has not been fashioned into anything; vacant like a valley, and dull like muddy water.
AI Modern
Ne eŋŋɛ anɔ yɛlɔi a wɔpo o, wɔle tei be lɔ̃, suomɔ kɛ ŋmaami nɛ. Eŋŋɛ a le tei be lɔ̃ o, wɔ kɛ e nɔɔ̃ fɛ o: Afɛɛ̃ hɛ̃ lɛ e dzi le o kɛ e nɛɛ̃ lɛ̃, fɛɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e yɛ̃ yiŋ le o, nuu fɛ lɛ e nɔɔ̃ sɛ̃, kpɔ̃kpɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e bɔliŋ bɔ̃, tɛɛ̃ fɛ lɛ e bɛ̃kpɛ tsu, dᴐɔ̃ fɛ lɛ e sᴐmaa, kɛlᴐ̃ fɛ lɛ e bᴐɔ̃. Ɔ le a bᴐɔ̃ lɛ e fa kɛ tei o? Ɔ le a ko lɛ e taa mᴐɔ̃ lɛ e yᴐ̃ o? Nɛ e po o a nɔ̃ lɛ e taa bᴐɔ̃. Eŋŋɛ a nɔ̃ lɛ e taa bᴐɔ̃ o, e kɛ lɛ e taa lᴐ̃i kɛ bu.
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