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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 57, "ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/57/
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以正治国，以奇用兵，以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉？以此：
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾᱾᱾ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱛᱟᱦᱮᱸᱱ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
A state may be ruled by (measures of) correction; weapons of war may be used with crafty dexterity; (but) the kingdom is made one's own (only) by freedom from action and purpose. Therefore a sage has said, 'I will do nothing (of purpose), and the people will be transformed of themselves.'
AI Modern
ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ ᱦᱟᱛᱟᱣ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱵᱮᱵᱷᱟᱨᱟᱜ ᱾ ᱚᱱᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱜ ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ ᱚᱞᱚᱜ ᱞᱟᱹᱜᱤᱫ ᱾ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱛᱚ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾᱾᱾ᱞᱮᱠᱟᱱᱠᱚ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱨᱮ, ᱢᱩᱬᱩᱛ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱥᱮᱨᱮᱫ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱧᱮ ᱫᱤᱱ ᱾ ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱷᱟᱨᱟᱣ ᱫᱟᱜ᱾
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