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Ŋɔt kuɛl nhi wïc. Wïc ba yie kɛ wɔɔ kuɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut cɛl nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyin, a nyɔt e wïc kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔ nɔɔt. Kɛcɛ wïc nɛɛkɔ jɛ wut, a nyɔt e wut.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 8, "Ŋɔt Kuɛl Nhi Wïc", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/nus/chapters/8/
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Cɛi
上善若水。水善利万物而不争，处众人之所恶，故几于道。
Wïc
Ŋɔt kuɛl nhi wïc. Wïc ba yie kɛ wɔɔ kuɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut cɛl nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyin, a nyɔt e wïc kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔ nɔɔt, kɛ nhi kɛ jɛ wɔɔ cɛl e bɛ jɛ yie kɛ nyin kɛcɛ jɛ wut nɛɛkɔ. Kɛcɛ wïc nɛɛkɔ jɛ wut kɛ nyɔɔ lɛn, a nyɔt e wut. Kɛ nhi kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ wɔɔ, kua wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ nyɔɔc, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ bɛ nhi yie, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ cɛl, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ ŋɔɔt, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ nyin nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyɔɔc wɔɔc. Kɛ nhi kɛ jɛ cɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut, a nhi wɔɔ nyɔt.
Pïr Lɔŋ Piɔŋ
Amaa në kë caath në?
Ŋɔt kuɛl nhi wïc. Wïc ba yie kɛ wɔɔ kuɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut cɛl nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyin, a nyɔt e wïc kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔ nɔɔt. Kɛcɛ wïc nɛɛkɔ jɛ wut, a nyɔt e wut.
Ayɛ nëëk kɛ̈l?
A cɛl kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wïc kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔc. Kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ nɔɔt, a nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ wut.
Yïn lɔ bï jɔt ŋuan?
Dua wïc nhi a wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin. Nhi a wɔɔc kuɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut cɛl kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔ wɔɔc.
📜 Nhom translation (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
人恶卑也。道无水有，故曰几也。言水之善，众行之中，最近于道。处众人之所恶，故几于道。
James Legge (1891)
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 Wïc
Ŋɔt kuɛl nhi wïc. Wïc ba yie kɛ wɔɔ kuɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut cɛl nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyin, a nyɔt e wïc kɛ wɔɔ wɔɔ nɔɔt, kɛ nhi kɛ jɛ wɔɔ cɛl e bɛ jɛ yie kɛ nyin kɛcɛ jɛ wut nɛɛkɔ. Kɛcɛ wïc nɛɛkɔ jɛ wut kɛ nyɔɔ lɛn, a nyɔt e wut. Kɛ nhi kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ wɔɔ, kua wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ nyɔɔc, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ bɛ nhi yie, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ cɛl, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ ŋɔɔt, kɛ wɔɔc wut kɛ nyin nhi wɔɔ wɔɔ nyin nhi jɛl wut kɛ nyɔɔc wɔɔc. Kɛ nhi kɛ jɛ cɛl kɛ nyɔɔc wut, a nhi wɔɔ nyɔt.
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