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ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠈꠣꠢꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ। ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ। ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ।
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 66, "ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/66/
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江海所以能为百谷王者，以其善下之，故能为百谷王。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠈꠣꠢꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ। ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅ।
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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠈꠣꠢꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ। ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ। ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ।
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠇꠣꠁꠐꠤ, ꠛꠤꠟꠤ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠛꠤꠝꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠇꠣꠘꠤ, ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ। ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠎꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ꠖꠥꠘꠤ ꠈꠧ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠇꠣꠁꠐꠤ, ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠤꠟꠤ। ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠘꠤꠟꠤ ꠄ।
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
That whereby the rivers and seas are able to receive the homage and tribute of all the valley streams, is their skill in being lower than they; it is thus that they are the kings of them all. So it is that the sage (ruler), wishing to be above men, puts himself by his words below them.
AI Modern
ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠈꠣꠢꠤ ꠎꠣꠖ꠆ꠔꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ। ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠤꠟꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ। ꠈꠧ ꠙꠥꠟ ꠞꠣꠔ ꠛꠣꠉꠤ ꠛꠤꠎꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ। ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠝꠣꠁꠥꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠝꠣꠚꠤ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠄ। ꠈꠧ ꠎꠣꠞꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠍꠣꠝꠤ ꠅꠞꠤ ꠘꠤ, ꠈꠧ ꠛꠣꠘꠤ ꠍꠣꠎꠣ ꠅ।
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