Lɛ lɛ e a shishi fe hi le nyoŋlɔŋ ofe tei. A ŋlɔ lɛ kɛ e ble e kɛ waa yarba, e koŋ nyoŋli wulaa koŋ, e koŋ nyoŋli atsilɛi koŋ. Lɛ lɛ e lɛ a wulaa fe shi, kɛ a amɛi fe wulaa koŋ lɛ. A nyɛŋ fe kpɔlɛ e nyɛŋ nɛɛ kɛ a shishi fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Kɛ e hwee fɛli e hi lɛ, e lɛ kɛ a fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. E kɛ a nyoŋlɔŋ ofe yɛ yarba lɛ, e lɛ e ŋlɔ e kɛ a nyɔ̃ shishi lɛ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 55, "Nyoŋlɔŋ Ofe Ma Nyɔnɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/55/
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Nyoŋlɔŋ ofe le fe wo kpo shwɛ, e ŋlɔ e kɛɛ baa kɛ waa yarba. Wulaa amɛi fe kpɔ wulaa koŋ, atsilɛi fe kpɔ atsilɛi koŋ, kɛlɛi fe kpɔ kɛlɛi koŋ. Kleŋklɛ yɛŋ kɛ hwee kpɛɛ yɛ ŋlɔ lɛ. Amɛi wo a maame e shɛɛ tei koŋ, ale nyɛŋ lɛ e hwee. Nyɛŋ e lɛ nɛɛ koŋ shi nɔɔ. Shishi mɔ koŋ nyɛŋ hi, koŋ shi fɛlɛ lɛ. Nyɛŋ fe hi kɛ nyɔnɔ, nyɛŋ fe nyɔnɔ kɛ kɛle. Nɔɔ nyɔɔ̃ nye amɛi she, hwee fɛli e amɛi she lɛ. Kleŋklen e hi kɛ hi, shi kpɛlɛkpɛlɛ lɛ. Le a woŋ lɛ e lɛ nyɛŋ, e lɛ nɔɔ̃ kɛ shishi, koŋ kpɛlɛ lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Lɛ lɛ e a shishi fe hi le nyoŋlɔŋ ofe tei. A ŋlɔ lɛ kɛ e ble e kɛ waa yarba, e koŋ nyoŋli wulaa koŋ, e koŋ nyoŋli atsilɛi koŋ. Lɛ lɛ e lɛ a wulaa fe shi, kɛ a amɛi fe wulaa koŋ lɛ. A nyɛŋ fe kpɔlɛ e nyɛŋ nɛɛ kɛ a shishi fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Kɛ e hwee fɛli e hi lɛ, e lɛ kɛ a fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. E kɛ a nyoŋlɔŋ ofe yɛ yarba lɛ, e lɛ e ŋlɔ e kɛ a nyɔ̃ shishi lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mishwɛ kɛ nyoŋlɔŋ ofe le fe alɔ̃ɔ̃ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi. A shishi fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ e shi kɛ nyɛŋ tso mi kɛɛ̃. Nyɛŋ hwee kɛ nyɔnɔ, nyɛŋ tɛ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ e ŋlɔ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Mishi a kpo lɛ kɛ a ŋlɔ̃ɔ̃ lɛ e mi koŋ nyoŋli kɛ a waa yarba lɛ, kɛ mi shwɛ e nyoŋlɔŋ ofe tei lɛ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Dzoŋ mli a nyɛŋ she nana: Shi a hwee kɛɛ̃, nyɛŋ tɛ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ e koŋ shi fɛlɛ lɛ. Nyɛŋ shi kɛɛ̃ nyɛŋ ble e e kɛ a shishi fe nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Nyɛŋ fe alɔ̃ɔ̃ e nyoŋlɔŋ ofe tei lɛ.
He who has in himself abundantly the attributes (of the Tao) is like an infant. Poisonous insects will not sting him; fierce beasts will not seize him; birds of prey will not strike him. (The infant's) bones are weak and its sinews soft, but yet its grasp is firm. When things have become strong, they (then) become old, which may be said to be contrary to the Tao. Whatever is contrary to the Tao soon ends.
AI Modern
Nyoŋlɔŋ ofe le fe wo kpo shwɛ, e ŋlɔ e kɛɛ baa kɛ waa yarba. Wulaa amɛi fe kpɔ wulaa koŋ, atsilɛi fe kpɔ atsilɛi koŋ, kɛlɛi fe kpɔ kɛlɛi koŋ. Kleŋklɛ yɛŋ kɛ hwee kpɛɛ yɛ ŋlɔ lɛ. Amɛi wo a maame e shɛɛ tei koŋ, ale nyɛŋ lɛ e hwee. Nyɛŋ e lɛ nɛɛ koŋ shi nɔɔ. Shishi mɔ koŋ nyɛŋ hi, koŋ shi fɛlɛ lɛ. Nyɛŋ fe hi kɛ nyɔnɔ, nyɛŋ fe nyɔnɔ kɛ kɛle. Nɔɔ nyɔɔ̃ nye amɛi she, hwee fɛli e amɛi she lɛ. Kleŋklen e hi kɛ hi, shi kpɛlɛkpɛlɛ lɛ. Le a woŋ lɛ e lɛ nyɛŋ, e lɛ nɔɔ̃ kɛ shishi, koŋ kpɛlɛ lɛ.
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