Ɔko ye le mei naa. Mɛi nɔ wo ɔko kɛ ko kɛ nyɛinye, nɔ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko he nɔ kɛ yɛ le. Nɔ kɛ bia ye le nɔ kpɔ. He nɔ yɛ ko lɛ nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ.
Key Concepts
水
不争
上善
柔弱
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 8, "Ɔko Ye Le Mɛi Naa", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/8/
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Ɔko ye le mei naa. Mɛi nɔ wo ɔko kɛ ko kɛ nyɛinye wo eŋli ale nɔ kɛ eŋli. Nɔ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko he nɔ kɛ yɛ le. Nɔ kɛ bia ye le nɔ kpɔ. Nɔ te fie nɔ yɛ ko kɛ bia kpɔ, nɔ kɔɔ nɔ te fie nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ. Nɔ mli nɔ wo ɔko nɔ te fie, nɔ mli nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ, nɔ ko yɛ ko kɛ bia kpɔ, nɔ kɛ bia ko kɛ eŋli. Nɔ yɛ le te fie nɔ ko ha nɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko lɛ.
Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ
Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Ɔko ye le mei naa. Mɛi nɔ wo ɔko kɛ ko kɛ nyɛinye, nɔ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko he nɔ kɛ yɛ le. Nɔ kɛ bia ye le nɔ kpɔ. He nɔ yɛ ko lɛ nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mɛ yɛ lɛ mei nɔ. Mɛ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ, mɛ wo bia ye ko he nɔ kɛ yɛ le. Mɛ kɛ bia ye le mɛ kpɔ.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Ɔda yɛ mɛ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ ale mɛ mli nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ.
The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.
AI Modern
Ɔko ye le mei naa. Mɛi nɔ wo ɔko kɛ ko kɛ nyɛinye wo eŋli ale nɔ kɛ eŋli. Nɔ ko yɛ bia ko kpɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko he nɔ kɛ yɛ le. Nɔ kɛ bia ye le nɔ kpɔ. Nɔ te fie nɔ yɛ ko kɛ bia kpɔ, nɔ kɔɔ nɔ te fie nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ. Nɔ mli nɔ wo ɔko nɔ te fie, nɔ mli nɔ wo eŋli kpɔ, nɔ ko yɛ ko kɛ bia kpɔ, nɔ kɛ bia ko kɛ eŋli. Nɔ yɛ le te fie nɔ ko ha nɔ, nɔ wo bia ye ko lɛ.
Mii Sulemɔ
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