A gboŋɔ̃ buaa, a gboŋɔ̃ hee sɛ̃ o; a gboŋɔ̃ bɔkɛ̃, a gboŋɔ̃ Tao waa o. He kɛlɛ̃ a kpɔtɔ waa lɛ̃, ehe kpɔtɔ a yɛlɛ̃ mɔ̃ o.
Key Concepts
内观
不行而知
天道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 47, "Gboŋɔ̃ Buaa, Kɛlɛ̃ Kpɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/47/
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Original
不出户，知天下；不窥牖，见天道。其出弥远，其知弥少。
是以圣人不行而知，不见而名，不为而成。
Jɛɛ
A gboŋɔ̃ buaa, a gboŋɔ̃ hee sɛ̃ o; a gboŋɔ̃ bɔkɛ̃, a gboŋɔ̃ Tao waa o. He kɛlɛ̃ a kpɔtɔ waa lɛ̃, ehe kpɔtɔ a yɛlɛ̃ mɔ̃ o. Kɛlɛ̃ nɛ̃ kɛ nɔkpa a tɛ wɔ̃ haa mii kɛlɛ̃ lɛ̃, ehe nɛ̃ mɔ̃ hɛ̃ lɛ̃ kɛ nɔkpa o. Kɛlɛ̃ nɛ̃ kɛ Otumfo lɛ, ehe gboŋɔ̃ buaa, ehe kpɔ lɛ̃ yiyi o, ehe yɛlɛ̃ lɛ̃ tso o, ehe he wɔ̃ a.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
A gboŋɔ̃ buaa, a gboŋɔ̃ hee sɛ̃ o; a gboŋɔ̃ bɔkɛ̃, a gboŋɔ̃ Tao waa o. He kɛlɛ̃ a kpɔtɔ waa lɛ̃, ehe kpɔtɔ a yɛlɛ̃ mɔ̃ o.
Without going outside his door, one understands (all that takes place) under the sky; without looking out from his window, one sees the Tao of Heaven. The farther that one goes out (from himself), the less he knows. Therefore the sages got their knowledge without travelling; gave their (right) names to things without seeing them; and accomplished their ends without any purpose of doing so.
AI Modern
A gboŋɔ̃ buaa, a gboŋɔ̃ hee sɛ̃ o; a gboŋɔ̃ bɔkɛ̃, a gboŋɔ̃ Tao waa o. He kɛlɛ̃ a kpɔtɔ waa lɛ̃, ehe kpɔtɔ a yɛlɛ̃ mɔ̃ o. Kɛlɛ̃ nɛ̃ kɛ nɔkpa a tɛ wɔ̃ haa mii kɛlɛ̃ lɛ̃, ehe nɛ̃ mɔ̃ hɛ̃ lɛ̃ kɛ nɔkpa o. Kɛlɛ̃ nɛ̃ kɛ Otumfo lɛ, ehe gboŋɔ̃ buaa, ehe kpɔ lɛ̃ yiyi o, ehe yɛlɛ̃ lɛ̃ tso o, ehe he wɔ̃ a.
Mii Sulemɔ
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