Chapter 46
Kɛle Kɛli Mɔ Bɔɔ Ye Yi Biɛfu
Quick Answer
Kɛle kɛli mɔ bɔɔ ye yi biɛfu lɛ, bɔɔ yɛ wɔfa tso lɛ fɔ. Kɛle kɛli mɔ bɔɔ ye yi faa fu lɛ, yɔkɔ wɔ wɛɛ lɛ fɔ. Nyɛi a ko faa fu lɛ tso nyɛ sɛi lɛ. Nyɛi a ko yɛ biɛfu lɛ tso nyɛ kɔfi lɛ. Biɛfu lɛ yi yɛŋli mɔ bɔɔ, yɛŋli nyɛ.
Key Concepts
- 知足
- 无道
- 有道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 46, "Kɛle Kɛli Mɔ Bɔɔ Ye Yi Biɛfu", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/46/
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Original
祸莫大于不知足，咎莫大于欲得。故知足之足，常足矣。
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Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Kɛle kɛli mɔ bɔɔ ye yi biɛfu lɛ, bɔɔ yɛ wɔfa tso lɛ fɔ. Kɛle kɛli mɔ bɔɔ ye yi faa fu lɛ, yɔkɔ wɔ wɛɛ lɛ fɔ. Nyɛi a ko faa fu lɛ tso nyɛ sɛi lɛ. Nyɛi a ko yɛ biɛfu lɛ tso nyɛ kɔfi lɛ. Biɛfu lɛ yi yɛŋli mɔ bɔɔ, yɛŋli nyɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Me yɛ wo bɔɔ bɔɔ ye ha mɔ a me yɛŋli biɛfu lɛ. Me kɛ kae sɛ me ko yɛ yi ko tso lɛ tso. Yi ha mɔ a me kɛ wo nyiŋlii wo sɛ me yi biɛfu lɛ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Da yi gbeɛ yɛ bɔɔ yɛ wo bɔɔ bɔɔ ye ha mɔ a woyɛ biɛfu lɛ. Yi yɛ bɔɔ yɛ wo tso lɛ nyɔɔ. Woyi wo yɛŋlii wɔfa nyɔɔ yɛ lɛ.
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