A nyɔ̃nɔ le e le shwɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ e le tsu e kɛ a woŋ lɛ. A nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ she kɛ e hwee e lɛ e a shwɛi ble lɛ. E she e a shwɛi nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e tsu lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ; kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e shi lɛ, a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ; kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e kpo lɛ, a shwɛi nyoŋli lɛ.
Key Concepts
正
奇
无事
无为
好静
无欲
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "Nyɔ̃nɔ Le E Le Shwɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/57/
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Nyɔ̃nɔ le e le shwɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ e le tsu e kɛ a wulaa lɛ e le shi e kɛ a woŋ lɛ. Nyɛŋ miinyo kɛ nyɛŋ le she lɛ? Nyɛŋ le e a lɛ: Nyɛŋ fe shwɛ she e lɛ kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ she e lɛ; a shwɛi fe shi lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ; a shwɛi le le lɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ; a shwɛi le e lɛ e kɛ a nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Kɛ lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e she lɛ. Lɛ lɛ nyɔ̃nɔ le e: 'Mi hwee e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi ble lɛ, a shwɛi nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ; mi shi e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ; mi shi e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ, a shwɛi nyoŋli lɛ; mi nyoŋli e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi kpɛlɛ lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ.'
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
A nyɔ̃nɔ le e le shwɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ e le tsu e kɛ a woŋ lɛ. A nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ she kɛ e hwee e lɛ e a shwɛi ble lɛ. E she e a shwɛi nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e tsu lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ; kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e shi lɛ, a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ; kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e kpo lɛ, a shwɛi nyoŋli lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mishwɛ kɛ e lɛ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi. Kɛ nyɛŋ she lɛ, a shwɛi ble lɛ. Kɛ nyɛŋ tɛ̃ɔ̃ e lɛ, a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ. Nyɛŋ she e nyɛŋ she lɛ e a shwɛi she lɛ, kɛ nyɛŋ nyoŋli e nyɛŋ she lɛ e a shwɛi kpɛlɛ lɛ. Nyɛŋ she e nyɛŋ tsu e nyɛŋ koŋ shi a nyɔ̃nɔ le lɛ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Dzoŋ mli a nyɛŋ she nana: Nyɛŋ hwee e nyɛŋ she lɛ, nyɛŋ shi e nyɛŋ she lɛ. Nyɛŋ kpo e nyɛŋ she lɛ, nyɛŋ nyoŋli e nyɛŋ she lɛ. Nyɛŋ kɛ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ a she lɛ, nyɛŋ kpo e kɛ a kpo lɛ. Nyɛŋ she kɛ e she lɛ, ale a shwɛi she lɛ.
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves.'
AI Modern
Nyɔ̃nɔ le e le shwɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ e le tsu e kɛ a wulaa lɛ e le shi e kɛ a woŋ lɛ. Nyɛŋ miinyo kɛ nyɛŋ le she lɛ? Nyɛŋ le e a lɛ: Nyɛŋ fe shwɛ she e lɛ kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ she e lɛ; a shwɛi fe shi lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ; a shwɛi le le lɛ e kɛ a hi lɛ; a shwɛi le e lɛ e kɛ a nɔɔ̃ lɛ. Kɛ lɛ e kɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e she lɛ. Lɛ lɛ nyɔ̃nɔ le e: 'Mi hwee e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi ble lɛ, a shwɛi nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ; mi shi e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ; mi shi e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi tɛ̃ɔ̃ lɛ, a shwɛi nyoŋli lɛ; mi nyoŋli e mi she lɛ e a shwɛi kpɛlɛ lɛ, a shwɛi she lɛ.'
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