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Ngua a cuëëc nɛ gɛɛr nɛ bɛ yic nɛ, kɛ wut nɛ bɛ jic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ nath nɛ. Ngua bɛ gɛɛr nɛ nɛnyi bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ, ngua a nyɔmic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ yic nɛ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 38, "Ŋuet nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/nus/chapters/38/
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Cɛi
上德不德，是以有德；下德不失德，是以无德。
Wïc
Ŋuet nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ, ngua a cuëëc nɛ gɛɛr nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ, ngua a cuëëc nɛ nyɔmic nɛ gɛɛr nɛ. Ŋuet nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ nath nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ. Ŋuet nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ jic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ bɛ bɛ jic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ, ngua a bɛ thɛɛr nɛ kɛ raan nɛ. Ngua a nyin nɛ bɛ ŋuɛɛth nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ kɔl nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ ŋuɛɛth nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ. Bɛ cwɔc nɛ, ngua a bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ pɛɛth nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ bɛɛɛth nɛ. Bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ bɛɛɛth nɛ, ngua a nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ.
Pïr Lɔŋ Piɔŋ
Amaa në kë caath në?
Ngua a cuëëc nɛ gɛɛr nɛ bɛ yic nɛ, kɛ wut nɛ bɛ jic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ nath nɛ. Ngua bɛ gɛɛr nɛ nɛnyi bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ, ngua a nyɔmic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ yic nɛ.
Ayɛ nëëk kɛ̈l?
A ci kɛ nyuoth nɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ nɛnyi. A bɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ nyin nɛ nyɔmic nɛ wut nɛ.
Yïn lɔ bï jɔt ŋuan?
Duëëk nɛ bɛ cɔɔth nɛ kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ yic nɛ; duëëk nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ.
📜 Nhom translation (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
(Those who) possessed in highest degree the attributes (of the Tao) did not (seek) to cultivate them, and thus they were possessed of them (in the highest degree). Thus it was that when the Tao was lost, its attributes appeared; when its attributes were lost, benevolence appeared; when benevolence was lost, righteousness appeared; and when righteousness was lost, the proprieties appeared.
AI Wïc
Ŋuet nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ, ngua a cuëëc nɛ gɛɛr nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ, ngua a cuëëc nɛ nyɔmic nɛ gɛɛr nɛ. Ŋuet nɛ bɛ yic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ nath nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nath nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ. Ŋuet nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ jic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ kɛ bɛ nath nɛ; ŋuet nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ bɛ bɛ jic nɛ nyɔmic nɛ, ngua a bɛ thɛɛr nɛ kɛ raan nɛ. Ngua a nyin nɛ bɛ ŋuɛɛth nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ kɔl nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ ŋuɛɛth nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ; bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ jic nɛ, kɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ cwɔc nɛ. Bɛ cwɔc nɛ, ngua a bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ pɛɛth nɛ, kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ bɛɛɛth nɛ. Bɛ nyɔmic nɛ bɛ bɛɛɛth nɛ, ngua a nyɔmic nɛ bɛ nyin nɛ kɛ bɛ nyɔmic nɛ.
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