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Rõkho̱rẽ bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱; lạạrẽ bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ are dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ are horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱, nutum̱k taheṉ. Hõrõk tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱. Horo̱rẽ horo̱rẽ reak hoponat hoponiti̱ rõkho̱rẽ taheṉ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱, katha̱ ban kana̱ taheṉ reak sidhẽ̃. Dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, barikhabon jae tahẽ̃daka̱.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Duniyadok Lek Sakam Rõkho̱rẽ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat/chapters/2/
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天下皆知美之为美,斯恶已;皆知善之为善,斯不善已。
故有无相生,难易相成,长短相较,高下相倾,音声相和,前后相随。
是以圣人处无为之事,行不言之教;万物作焉而不辞,生而不有,为而不恃,功成而弗居。夫唯弗居,是以不去。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
Duniyadok rõkho̱rẽ rõkho̱rẽ reak bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ bhalẽ̃ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱; duniyadok rõkho̱rẽ lạạrẽ lạạrẽ reak bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ lạạrẽ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Nutum̱k taheṉ, horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, galẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are galẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, ũcẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are dhẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, o̱rẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are horẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, agẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are po̱rẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱. Nutum̱k taheṉ, horo̱rẽ horo̱rẽ reak hoponat hoponiti̱ rõkho̱rẽ taheṉ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱; katha̱ ban kana̱ taheṉ reak sidhẽ̃. Dul dul tahẽ̃daka̱ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱, jia̱kẽ̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak jia̱kẽ̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, kajẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak kajẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Barikhabon jae dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, nutum̱k taheṉ jae tahẽ̃daka̱.
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E chapter arae ki?
Rõkho̱rẽ bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱; lạạrẽ bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ are dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ are horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱, nutum̱k taheṉ. Hõrõk tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱. Horo̱rẽ horo̱rẽ reak hoponat hoponiti̱ rõkho̱rẽ taheṉ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱, katha̱ ban kana̱ taheṉ reak sidhẽ̃. Dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, barikhabon jae tahẽ̃daka̱.
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
Ha̱õ hõrõk taheṉ reak-orom taheṉ ban jia̱k. Ha̱õ hõrõk tahẽ̃daka̱ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱ ban jia̱k. Baha bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ dukra̱ taheṉ reak katha̱ ha̱õ ko̱nõkẽ̱ sã̃rã̃ jia̱k. Hoponat hoponiti̱ hõrõk taheṉ reak-orom taheṉ ban jia̱k,
Āj kana karaho?
Adi din reak jolom̱ reak kana, jae hõrõk tahẽ̃daka̱ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱ nẽ̱da̱kẽ̱. Ha̱õ reak katha̱ na̱kẽ̱,
📜 Ondot Hila (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
美者,人心之所进乐也;恶者,人心之所恶疾也。美恶犹喜怒也,善不善犹是非也。喜怒同根,是非同门,故不可得而偏举也。
James Legge (1891)
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.
AI Modern
Duniyadok rõkho̱rẽ rõkho̱rẽ reak bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ bhalẽ̃ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱; duniyadok rõkho̱rẽ lạạrẽ lạạrẽ reak bhalẽ̃ hõrõk khon, ogie̱ lạạrẽ dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Nutum̱k taheṉ, horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are horo̱k tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, galẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are galẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, ũcẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are dhẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, o̱rẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are horẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱, agẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱ are po̱rẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱kẽ̱. Nutum̱k taheṉ, horo̱rẽ horo̱rẽ reak hoponat hoponiti̱ rõkho̱rẽ taheṉ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱; katha̱ ban kana̱ taheṉ reak sidhẽ̃. Dul dul tahẽ̃daka̱ reak-orom tahẽ̃daka̱, jia̱kẽ̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak jia̱kẽ̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, kajẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak kajẽ̃ tahẽ̃daka̱, dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱ reak dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱. Barikhabon jae dukra̱ tahẽ̃daka̱, nutum̱k taheṉ jae tahẽ̃daka̱.
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