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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱫᱮ ᱫᱚᱱᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟ: ᱮᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱯᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱩᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨᱤᱪᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱥᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 27, "ᱮᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱯᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/27/
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善行无辙迹,善言无瑕谪,善数不用筹策,善闭无关楗而不可开,善结无绳约而不可解。
是以圣人常善救人,故无弃人;常善救物,故无弃物。是谓袭明。
故善人者,不善人之师;不善人者,善人之资。不贵其师,不爱其资,虽智大迷,是谓要妙。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱮᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱯᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱩᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨᱤᱪᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱥᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱵᱚᱨᱚᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱤᱥᱤ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱵᱟᱦᱩᱞ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱚᱵᱚᱥᱦᱟᱜᱤᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱦᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱩᱣᱟᱹᱭ ᱾ ᱫᱚᱱᱟᱨᱮ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱜ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱪᱤᱱᱚᱛ ᱾ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱫ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱹᱦᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱪᱤᱱᱚᱛ, ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤ ᱫᱟᱯᱤᱭᱟ ᱾
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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱚᱲᱟᱣ ᱫᱮ ᱫᱚᱱᱚᱛᱤᱭᱟ: ᱮᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱯᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱩᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨᱤᱪᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱥᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱢᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮ, ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱫᱟᱯᱤᱭᱟ, ᱠᱟᱛᱮᱡᱽ ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ ᱛᱮ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱱᱟᱹᱜᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤ ᱾
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝᱜᱤᱭᱟ, ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱫᱟᱯ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱱᱞᱟ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱫ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱾
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
The skilful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels or footsteps; the skilful speaker says nothing that can be found fault with or blamed; the skilful reckoner uses no tallies; the skilful closer needs no bolts or bars, while to open what he has shut will be impossible; the skilful binder uses no strings or knots, while to unloose what he has bound will be impossible.
AI Modern
ᱮᱢᱟ ᱦᱟᱯᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱹᱨᱩᱫ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱯᱟᱨᱚᱛ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱟᱨᱤᱪᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱥᱟᱝ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱛᱟᱢᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱥᱤᱡᱟ ᱵᱚᱨᱚᱞᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱩᱞ ᱫᱚ ᱨᱤᱥᱤ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱵᱟᱦᱩᱞ ᱦᱟᱹᱵᱤᱡᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱚᱵᱚᱥᱦᱟᱜᱤᱭᱟ, ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱟᱹᱦᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣ ᱠᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤᱜᱩᱣᱟᱹᱭ ᱾ ᱫᱚᱱᱟᱨᱮ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱫᱩᱣᱟᱹᱜ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱪᱤᱱᱚᱛ ᱾ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱡᱚᱭᱚ ᱫᱚ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱜᱟᱫᱮᱫ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ, ᱮᱢᱟ ᱵᱟᱹᱦᱤᱭᱟᱹᱣ ᱫᱚ ᱥᱮᱨᱢᱟ ᱾ ᱥᱚᱵᱟ ᱫᱮ ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱮᱢᱟ ᱪᱤᱱᱚᱛ, ᱛᱮᱫᱚᱝ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱡᱤᱭᱚᱱᱤ ᱫᱟᱯᱤᱭᱟ ᱾
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