Hiɛ nɛ hɛlɔ waa ko. Le lɔ nyɛ hɛlɔ maa. Le hɛlɔ maa lɛ, ble le nyɛ ko ha. Le ko lɛ, mɔ ko wulɔ ha. Ble ha kpɔji fiɛ a, yɛle fɛ. Ble ha kpɔji fiɛ a, shiinyo nyɛ. Kɛle nyɛ kpoji, fie nyɛ. Kɛle ko kpɔji, ko nyɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Hiɛ nɛ hɛlɔ waa ko. Le lɔ nyɛ hɛlɔ maa. Le hɛlɔ maa lɛ, ble le nyɛ ko ha. Le ko lɛ, mɔ ko wulɔ ha. Kɛle nyɛ kpɔji, fie nyɛ. Kɛle ko kpɔji, ko nyɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mɛle ko nɛ hɛlɔ maa hekake fiɛ, mɛle fɛ lɛ mɛle shiinyo. Mɛle kpɔji fiɛ a, mɛle fie.
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI Modern
Hiɛ nɛ hɛlɔ waa ko. Le lɔ nyɛ hɛlɔ maa. Le hɛlɔ maa lɛ, ble le nyɛ ko ha. Le ko lɛ, mɔ ko wulɔ ha. Ble ha kpɔji fiɛ a, yɛle fɛ. Ble ha kpɔji fiɛ a, shiinyo nyɛ. Kɛle nyɛ kpoji, fie nyɛ. Kɛle ko kpɔji, ko nyɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
