Ro mōkkan wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, ear kōn̄āālii ippān. Ro rōtḷaḷe, jab jekḷā wōn̄aej. Ro jekḷā wōn̄aej, e kōjerbḷe. Dao jab kōjān̄āālọk, mokta eo kōn̄āālọk. Dao meḷḷeḷe iṃōj, jerbal iṃōj ṣaime, baṃnej iṃōj jab lo, deo iṃōj joon̄. Dao jab lo iṃōj wōn̄aej, im eo kōn̄āālọk wōn̄aej im kōn̄āālọk.
Key Concepts
闻道
明道若昧
大器晚成
大象无形
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 41, "Ro Meḷḷeḷe Dao Ko", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mh/chapters/41/
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Ilo an ro mōkkan wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, ear kōn̄āālii ippān; irooj an rōtḷaḷe kōtṃāājri Dao ko, jab jekḷā wōn̄aej; irooj an jekḷā wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, e kōjerbḷe. Jab kōjān̄āālọk ṃōn̄ā, mokta eo kōn̄āālọk Dao. Ilo an irooj āin̄ kōtṃāājri, ear jokta kōn̄āālọk: Dao meḷḷeḷe iṃōj, jerbal ippān iṃōj ṣaime, dao joktaan iṃōj lep, deo mōkkan iṃōj joon̄, baṃnej mōkkan iṃōj jab lo, deo joktaan iṃōj jab lo, dao joktaan iṃōj jab jekḷā, baṃnej jab lo iṃōj ñe eo kōn̄āālọk, baṃnej jekḷā iṃōj kōjḷaḷe, dao eo kōn̄āālọk jab lo iṃōj wōn̄aej. Emṃan̄ kōn̄āālọk ba Dao, eo kōn̄āālọk wōn̄aej im kōn̄āālọk.
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Ro mōkkan wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, ear kōn̄āālii ippān. Ro rōtḷaḷe, jab jekḷā wōn̄aej. Ro jekḷā wōn̄aej, e kōjerbḷe. Dao jab kōjān̄āālọk, mokta eo kōn̄āālọk. Dao meḷḷeḷe iṃōj, jerbal iṃōj ṣaime, baṃnej iṃōj jab lo, deo iṃōj joon̄. Dao jab lo iṃōj wōn̄aej, im eo kōn̄āālọk wōn̄aej im kōn̄āālọk.
Naaj kōjelaak jetā?
Aō lo ippān aō jibebe ko jetṃwōj ñe aō kōtṃāājri, aō jetṃwōj kōn̄āālii ippān. Aō jibebe in jerbal ippān iṃōj aō bwebwenato im aō lojeier eo kōn̄āālọk wōn̄aej. Aō kōtṃāājri ba kōn̄āālọk an jibebe kōjerbḷe.
Etke ij aikuj kōṃṃan rainin?
Ñe aō jekḷā wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri, aō aikuj jerbal ippān. Aō aikuj mōk im jab kōjerbḷe. Aō aikuj jokta kōn̄āālọk ba ṃōn̄ā eo kōn̄āālọk jab lo im joktae ippān. Aō aikuj kōn̄āālọk ilo aō bwebwenato.
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice. Scholars of the middle class, when they have heard about it, seem now to keep it and now to lose it. Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about it, laugh greatly at it. If it were not (thus) laughed at, it would not be fit to be the Tao. The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.
AI Jibadrik
Ilo an ro mōkkan wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, ear kōn̄āālii ippān; irooj an rōtḷaḷe kōtṃāājri Dao ko, jab jekḷā wōn̄aej; irooj an jekḷā wōn̄aej kōtṃāājri Dao ko, e kōjerbḷe. Jab kōjān̄āālọk ṃōn̄ā, mokta eo kōn̄āālọk Dao. Ilo an irooj āin̄ kōtṃāājri, ear jokta kōn̄āālọk: Dao meḷḷeḷe iṃōj, jerbal ippān iṃōj ṣaime, dao joktaan iṃōj lep, deo mōkkan iṃōj joon̄, baṃnej mōkkan iṃōj jab lo, deo joktaan iṃōj jab lo, dao joktaan iṃōj jab jekḷā, baṃnej jab lo iṃōj ñe eo kōn̄āālọk, baṃnej jekḷā iṃōj kōjḷaḷe, dao eo kōn̄āālọk jab lo iṃōj wōn̄aej. Emṃan̄ kōn̄āālọk ba Dao, eo kōn̄āālọk wōn̄aej im kōn̄āālọk.
