Nu tsuru kple wɛ nɛ̃ lɛ̃ dɔtsutsu gbɔ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ wo ha kɛ̃ wo gbɔtsɔ̃, eye nyɛwo kɛ̃ lɛ̃. Nyɛyɛ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛdɔ̃ kɛ̃ wɛ̃ ha nɛ̃. Nyɛwo fɛ̃ nyɛyɛ kɛ̃ loe wu lɛ̃.
Key Concepts
至柔
至坚
无为
不言之教
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 43, "Nu Tsuru Kple Wɛ Le Hiã", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/43/
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Original
天下之至柔，驰骋天下之至坚。无有入无间，吾是以知无为之有益。
不言之教，无为之益，天下希及之。
Jɛɛ
Nu tsuru kple wɛ le hiã le dɔtsutsu kple. Eye nɛ̃ wo nɔ̃ ko le wo gbɔtsɔ̃ kple, nɛ̃ wo nɔ̃ le dɔtsutsu fiã fɛ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ lɛ̃, ɔdzigbɔ̃ gbɔ̃ nyɛnɔ̃ le hã ã. Kɛ̃ nyɛwo kɛ̃ nɔ̃ lɛ̃, wo loe wu fiɛ̃ lɛ̃. Kɛ̃ nyɛyɛ lɛ̃, ɔdzigbɔ̃ nyɛyɛ kɛ̃. Nyɛwo ha kɛ̃ lɛ̃ ha wɛ̃? Nyɛyɛ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛdɔ̃ kɛ̃ wɛ̃ ha nɛ̃. Kɛ̃ wo yɛ̃ lɛ̃ tso ɔha wo ye fɛ̃, gake kɛ̃ yɛ lɔ̃ lɛ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ yɛ̃ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛyɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Nu tsuru kple wɛ nɛ̃ lɛ̃ dɔtsutsu gbɔ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ wo ha kɛ̃ wo gbɔtsɔ̃, eye nyɛwo kɛ̃ lɛ̃. Nyɛyɛ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛdɔ̃ kɛ̃ wɛ̃ ha nɛ̃. Nyɛwo fɛ̃ nyɛyɛ kɛ̃ loe wu lɛ̃.
The softest thing in the world dashes against and overcomes the hardest; that which has no (substantial) existence enters where there is no crevice. I know hereby what advantage belongs to doing nothing (with a purpose). There are few in the world who attain to the teaching without words, and the advantage arising from non-action.
AI Modern
Nu tsuru kple wɛ le hiã le dɔtsutsu kple. Eye nɛ̃ wo nɔ̃ ko le wo gbɔtsɔ̃ kple, nɛ̃ wo nɔ̃ le dɔtsutsu fiã fɛ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ lɛ̃, ɔdzigbɔ̃ gbɔ̃ nyɛnɔ̃ le hã ã. Kɛ̃ nyɛwo kɛ̃ nɔ̃ lɛ̃, wo loe wu fiɛ̃ lɛ̃. Kɛ̃ nyɛyɛ lɛ̃, ɔdzigbɔ̃ nyɛyɛ kɛ̃. Nyɛwo ha kɛ̃ lɛ̃ ha wɛ̃? Nyɛyɛ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛdɔ̃ kɛ̃ wɛ̃ ha nɛ̃. Kɛ̃ wo yɛ̃ lɛ̃ tso ɔha wo ye fɛ̃, gake kɛ̃ yɛ lɔ̃ lɛ̃. Nyɛnɔ̃ yɛ̃ nyɛlɔ̃ lɛ̃ nyɛyɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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