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ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 45, "ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/chapters/45/
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大成若缺,其用不弊。大盈若冲,其用不穷。
大直若屈,大巧若拙,大辩若讷。
躁胜寒,静胜热。清静为天下正。
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ
ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓱᕐᕕᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᐃᔪᖅ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ. ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ.
ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᖅ
ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?
ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ.
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?
ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐅᓄᖅᑐᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ.
ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?
ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔩᑦ ᐅᑕᖅᑭᔩᑦ.
📜 ᐃᓄᐅᔭᒋᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
Who thinks his great achievements poor Shall find his vigour long endure. Of greatest fulness, deemed a void, Exhaustion ne'er shall stem the tide. Do thou what's straight still crooked deem; Thy greatest art still stupid seem, And eloquence a stammering scream. Purity and stillness give the correct law to all under heaven.
AI Modern
ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐃᓱᕐᕕᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᐃᔪᖅ, ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᖏᔪᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐃᓵᔪᖅ. ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ. ᐊᕐᓱᕈᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᖅ ᑕᑎᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᖁᑎᑦᑎᕕᒃ.
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