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ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ, ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ। ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ, ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ।
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 65, "ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠇꠤꠙ꠆ꠔꠤ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/65/
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古之善为道者,非以明民,将以愚之。民之难治,以其智多。
故以智治国,国之贼;不以智治国,国之福。知此两者亦稽式。常知稽式,是谓玄德。
玄德深矣,远矣,与物反矣,然后乃至大顺。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠇꠤꠙ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠇꠣꠘꠤ ꠛꠣꠚꠤꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ, ꠂꠣꠔꠤ ꠎꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠎꠣꠝꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠇꠤꠘꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ, ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠁꠔꠣꠞꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠘꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠣꠈꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠘꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ। ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ। ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ, ꠍꠤꠟꠤ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ।
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ, ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ। ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ, ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ।
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠛꠤꠍꠤ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ, ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠇꠣꠘꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠇꠣꠁꠐꠤ। ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ।
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
The ancients who showed their skill in practising the Tao did so, not to enlighten the people, but rather to make them simple and ignorant. The difficulty in governing the people arises from their having much knowledge. He who (tries to) govern a state by his wisdom is a scourge to it; while he who does not (try to) do so is a blessing.
AI Modern
ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠇꠤꠙ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠇꠣꠘꠤ ꠛꠣꠚꠤꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ, ꠂꠣꠔꠤ ꠎꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠎꠣꠝꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠇꠤꠘꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ, ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠁꠔꠣꠞꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠘꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠣꠈꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠘꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ। ꠍꠣꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠞꠁꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ। ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ, ꠍꠤꠟꠤ, ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠍꠤꠟꠤ ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠈꠤ।
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