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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱣᱟᱭᱟᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 19, "ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/19/
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绝圣弃智，民利百倍；绝仁弃义，民复孝慈；绝巧弃利，盗贼无有。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱯᱟᱪᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱵᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱪᱚᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲᱵᱟᱜᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱚᱱᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱟᱹᱦᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱭ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ। ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱫᱟᱜ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ, ᱨᱚᱝᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱭᱟᱜ।
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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱥᱟᱹᱨᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱚᱣᱟᱭᱟᱜ, ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱪᱮᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱫᱚ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱢ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱞᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱟᱨ ᱪᱚᱣᱟᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱨᱚᱝᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱨᱮ ᱪᱚᱣᱟᱭᱟᱜ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱨᱚᱝᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱱᱟᱶᱟ ᱨᱮ ᱱᱩᱠᱩ ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤᱭᱟᱹ।
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
If we could renounce our sageness and discard our wisdom, it would be better for the people a hundredfold. If we could renounce our benevolence and discard our righteousness, the people would again become filial and kindly. If we could renounce our artful contrivances and discard our (scheming for) gain, there would be no thieves nor robbers.
AI Modern
ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱡᱟᱹᱛᱤᱭᱟᱹᱨᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱯᱟᱪᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱨ ᱮᱢᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱪᱷᱟᱯᱟᱞᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱨ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱯᱩᱨᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱟᱨ ᱞᱟᱵᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ, ᱪᱚᱣᱟ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲᱵᱟᱜᱟᱭ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱫᱟᱜᱟᱭ। ᱚᱱᱟ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱟᱹᱦᱤᱫ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱭ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱵᱟᱹᱲᱛᱤ। ᱚᱱᱟᱛᱮ ᱡᱩᱢᱤᱧ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱧᱩᱛᱩᱢ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱫ᱾ ᱨᱚᱝ ᱫᱟᱜ, ᱪᱮᱫᱟᱜ ᱫᱟᱜ, ᱨᱚᱝᱠᱷᱤᱭᱟᱹ ᱟᱹᱜᱩᱭᱟᱜ, ᱠᱟᱹᱢᱤ ᱵᱟᱝ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱟᱹᱱᱟᱭᱟᱜ।
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