Tshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ e shei nɛɛ ko e klo e: e bo lɛ lɛ e, e wo lɛ e. E tsɔ o bi ko lɛ ko ne, e kɛ e kɛ o bi ko lɛ ko fɛ. Nyi ko e nyare tsɔ e ko fɛ nɔ lɛ kɛ e ko ne nɔ lɛ. Shiŋɔ e nyare shei nɛɛ ko lɛ shei e, o bi e le e tsu e ko nyo be.
Key Concepts
天之道
有余
不足
损补
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 77, "Tshiŋɔ Ko E Tsɔɔ Nɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/77/
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Tshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ le e shei e, be le e tsu kɛ e klo ko? O ko lo nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ tsu lɛ. O ko fɛ nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ wo lɛ.\nO ko lɛ ko ne nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ tsɔ lɛ lɛ. O ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ kɛ lɛ.\nTshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ lɛ lɛ: e tsɔ o ko lɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ, e kɛ o ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ lɛ. Nyi ko e nyare nɛɛ: e tsɔ o ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ lɛ, e kɛ o ko lɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ.\nNuni ko kɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ kɛ e lɛ shiŋɔ wɔ e shei nɛɛ? O bi e le shei nɔ ko. E shika nye shi, amɛi nyoɔ ko le kɛ e nyare, e tsuo e lɛ e tsu, e nyɔŋɔ e e shiŋɔ lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Tshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ e shei nɛɛ ko e klo e: e bo lɛ lɛ e, e wo lɛ e. E tsɔ o bi ko lɛ ko ne, e kɛ e kɛ o bi ko lɛ ko fɛ. Nyi ko e nyare tsɔ e ko fɛ nɔ lɛ kɛ e ko ne nɔ lɛ. Shiŋɔ e nyare shei nɛɛ ko lɛ shei e, o bi e le e tsu e ko nyo be.
May not the Way (or Tao) of Heaven be compared to the (method of) bending a bow? The (part of the bow) which was high is brought low, and what was low is raised up. (So Heaven) diminishes where there is superabundance, and supplements where there is deficiency. It is the Way of Heaven to diminish superabundance, and to supplement deficiency.
AI Modern
Tshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ le e shei e, be le e tsu kɛ e klo ko? O ko lo nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ tsu lɛ. O ko fɛ nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ wo lɛ.\nO ko lɛ ko ne nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ tsɔ lɛ lɛ. O ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ e, bɔɔ mɛ kɛ kɛ lɛ.\nTshiŋɔ ko e tsɔɔ nɔ lɛ lɛ: e tsɔ o ko lɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ, e kɛ o ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ lɛ. Nyi ko e nyare nɛɛ: e tsɔ o ko lɛ bɔ fɛ nɔ lɛ, e kɛ o ko lɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ.\nNuni ko kɛ ko ne nɔ lɛ kɛ e lɛ shiŋɔ wɔ e shei nɛɛ? O bi e le shei nɔ ko. E shika nye shi, amɛi nyoɔ ko le kɛ e nyare, e tsuo e lɛ e tsu, e nyɔŋɔ e e shiŋɔ lɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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