Ɔheneba nɛ Le Israel nɔ blɔ nyɛinye eŋli. He nɔ kɛ eŋli ale he nɔ wo eŋli nɔ nɔ ko kpɔ, nɔ waa nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. Nɔ te fie nɔ ko ha nɔ ŋɔ eŋli, nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ ko lɛ.
Key Concepts
无私
长久
后身
天地
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 7, "Ɔheneba nɛ Le Israel Nɔ Blɔ Nyɛinye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/7/
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Ɔheneba nɛ Le Israel nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. He nɛ Le Israel nɛ wo nɔ kɛ blɔ nyɛinye eŋli ale nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ kɔɔ nɔ, he nɔ kɔ wo eŋli nɔ nɔ ko, nɔ waa nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. E te fie ye nɔ ko ha nɔ ŋɔ, nɔ ko ha waa nɔ kɛ teŋ. Nɔ mli he nɔ kɛ yɛ le, nɔ ko ha waa nɔ kɛ teŋ. Nɔ wo ko nɔ te le? Nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ ko lɛ!
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Ɔheneba nɛ Le Israel nɔ blɔ nyɛinye eŋli. He nɔ kɛ eŋli ale he nɔ wo eŋli nɔ nɔ ko kpɔ, nɔ waa nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. Nɔ te fie nɔ ko ha nɔ ŋɔ eŋli, nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ ko lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mɛ lɛ mɛ wo mɛ ko ha nɔ kɛ bia ko, mɛ blɔ nyɛinye. Mɛ yɛ yɛ le ko nɔ wo eŋli, mɛ kɛ eŋli nɔ ko lɛ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Ɔda yɛ mɛ wo mɛ ko ha nɔ, mɛ kɛ eŋli kɛɛ nɔ waa nɔ kɛ teŋ nɛ.
Heaven is long-enduring and earth continues long. The reason why heaven and earth are able to endure and continue thus long is that they do not live of, or for, themselves. Therefore the sage puts his own person last, and yet it is found in the foremost place; he treats his person as if it were foreign to him, and yet that person is preserved. Is it not because he has no personal and private ends, that therefore such ends are realised?
AI Modern
Ɔheneba nɛ Le Israel nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. He nɛ Le Israel nɛ wo nɔ kɛ blɔ nyɛinye eŋli ale nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ kɔɔ nɔ, he nɔ kɔ wo eŋli nɔ nɔ ko, nɔ waa nɔ blɔ nyɛinye. E te fie ye nɔ ko ha nɔ ŋɔ, nɔ ko ha waa nɔ kɛ teŋ. Nɔ mli he nɔ kɛ yɛ le, nɔ ko ha waa nɔ kɛ teŋ. Nɔ wo ko nɔ te le? Nɔ kɛ eŋli nɔ ko lɛ!
Mii Sulemɔ
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