Chapter 30

ᐋᖅᑓᒍᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔨᕐᓗ

兵 果 物壮则老

Quick Answer

ᐋᖅᑓᒍᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔨᕐᓗ ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙱᓐᓂᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐅᓗ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓄᑦᑕᕐᓗ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᓇᓗ, ᑎᓇᓗ.

Key Concepts

  • 兵
  • 果
  • 物壮则老

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 30, "ᐋᖅᑓᒍᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔨᕐᓗ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/chapters/30/

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Original

以道佐人主者，不以兵强天下，其事好还。师之所处，荆棘生焉。大军之后，必有凶年。
善有果而已，不敢以取强。果而勿矜，果而勿伐，果而勿骄，果而不得已，果而勿强。
物壮则老，是谓不道，不道早已。

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ

ᐋᖅᑓᒍᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔨᕐᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙱᓐᓂᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐅᓗ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓗ. ᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐅᕐᓂᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᓄᑦᑕᕐᓗ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓄᑦᑕᕐᓗ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᐆᑦᔪᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᐆᑦᔪᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓗ. ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᓇᓗ, ᑎᓇᓗ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᑦᔨᕐᓗ.

ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᖅ

ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?

ᐋᖅᑓᒍᐅᖅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖅ ᐱᔨᕐᓗ ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙱᓐᓂᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᑕᐅᓗ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᓄᑦᑕᕐᓗ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑎᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᓄᓇᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑎᓇᓗ, ᑎᓇᓗ.

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?

ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᖅᑓᒍᓗ, ᐅᕐᓂᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓗ. ᑕᐅᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ. ᑲᑎᑎᕐᓇᖅᑐᐃᑦ ᐊᖅᑓᒍᓗ, ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᑲᔪᕐᓗ.

ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?

ᐊᓄᕐᓂᒃ ᐅᓪᓗᖅ ᓇᓂᕐᓗ. ᐆᑦᔪᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ. ᐊᖅᑓᒍᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᐃᑦ.

ᐃᓗᓕᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑦᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ

31 夫佳兵者 36 ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ 55 ᐊᖏᓖᑦ ᐱᖁᓪᓗᐃᑦ 68 ᐱᐊᖅᓵᐅᓚᓐᓇᕐᓗᒍ ᑕᒪᕐᓗ

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