Nɔlii hɛlɔ hekake nyoɔ, afɛi Tao hɛlɔ kɛtsɛ nyoɔ. Ble ha kpɔji kpɔji, akyi fie kɛtsɛ. Fie fie kɛtsɛ a, mɛle nyɛ. Hɛlɔ kpoji kɛtsɛ lɛ, mɛle nyɛ kɛtsɛ.
Key Concepts
为学
为道
无为
损
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 48, "Nɔlii Naa Nɛ Kɛtsɛ, Tao Naa Nɛ Kpɔji", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/48/
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Original
为学日益，为道日损。损之又损，以至于无为。无为而无不为。
取天下常以无事，及其有事，不足以取天下。
Jɛɛ
Nɔlii hekake, Tao kpɔji. Kpɔji kpɔji a, fie nyɛ. Fie kɛtsɛ a, ble le nyɛ. Hɛlɔ fie kɛtsɛ lɛ, mɛle nyɛ kɛtsɛ. Le lɔ hiɛ hɛlɔ kpoji kɛtsɛ. Afɛi hekake kɛtsɛ, ble le nyɛ hiɛ mɛle.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Nɔlii hɛlɔ hekake nyoɔ, afɛi Tao hɛlɔ kɛtsɛ nyoɔ. Ble ha kpɔji kpɔji, akyi fie kɛtsɛ. Fie fie kɛtsɛ a, mɛle nyɛ. Hɛlɔ kpoji kɛtsɛ lɛ, mɛle nyɛ kɛtsɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mɛle hekake nyoɔ bii shiifitem, afɛi ble ha kpɔji feɔ. Mɛle kɛtsɛ ha kɛɛ bii shiifitem nɛ mɛle fie fɛ.
He who devotes himself to learning (seeks) from day to day to increase (his knowledge); he who devotes himself to the Tao (seeks) from day to day to diminish (his doing). He diminishes it and again diminishes it, till he arrives at doing nothing (on purpose). Having arrived at this point of non-action, there is nothing which he does not do.
AI Modern
Nɔlii hekake, Tao kpɔji. Kpɔji kpɔji a, fie nyɛ. Fie kɛtsɛ a, ble le nyɛ. Hɛlɔ fie kɛtsɛ lɛ, mɛle nyɛ kɛtsɛ. Le lɔ hiɛ hɛlɔ kpoji kɛtsɛ. Afɛi hekake kɛtsɛ, ble le nyɛ hiɛ mɛle.
Mii Sulemɔ
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