Quick Answer
Ōrēk gōlō rājēk hōrō lōkōk lagē dalōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk bōdhōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk hōlōkē. Ōrēk dōrōm rājēk dōrōk lagē kōrōm sērōbōrē, ōrōk ōrōk bōlōk lagē hōdāk lagē dukha jōgōk. Bētahāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, jōgō dēōk bōlōk lagē dōrōkē dhan. Hōdāk kōlōhō bōlōk lagē dōrōkē sōrōpō, hōdāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē ōrēk sōnōlōk. Dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē kōrōm jāgōt, ōrēk gōlō bēbōdhōlōk lagē ōrēk kōtē. Hōrō ōrēk ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē, hōlōk lagē dōnōlōk.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 41, "Hōdāk Chōṭa Rōkē Dōrōm Rājēk Sōnōlōk", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat/chapters/41/
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上士闻道，勤而行之；中士闻道，若存若亡；下士闻道，大笑之。不笑不足以为道。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
Hōdāk chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, ōrēk lagē ẍilōkē bōdhōlōk; bhitōr chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, ōrōk ōrōk bōdhōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk hōlōkē; hōrō chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, bōrō ōrēk gōrōnōlōk. Ōrēk gōrōnōlōk lagē bētahāk, ōrēk dōrōm rājēk sōrōpō bōrhōnōk lagē ōrēk khōtē. Āgō ōrēk gōlō ōrēk bōrōkhonōlōk lagē: jōgō dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē sōmōyōk, cōlōk dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē phirōk, sērō dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē gōrōhōk, hōdāk dēōk bōlōk lagē jōngōlō, bētahāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē dukha jōgōk, dōrōk dēōk bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, jōgō dēōk bōlōk lagē dōrōkē dhan, sōrōpō hōrōp bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, bētahāk dōrōk bōlōk lagē kōnā rōkō, hōdāk kōlōhō bōlōk lagē dōrōkē sōrōpō, hōdāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē ōrēk sōnōlōk. Dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē kōrōm jāgōt, ōrēk gōlō bēbōdhōlōk lagē ōrēk kōtē. Hōrō ōrēk ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē, hōlōk lagē dōnōlōk.
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E chapter arae ki?
Ōrēk gōlō rājēk hōrō lōkōk lagē dalōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk bōdhōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk hōlōkē. Ōrēk dōrōm rājēk dōrōk lagē kōrōm sērōbōrē, ōrōk ōrōk bōlōk lagē hōdāk lagē dukha jōgōk. Bētahāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, jōgō dēōk bōlōk lagē dōrōkē dhan. Hōdāk kōlōhō bōlōk lagē dōrōkē sōrōpō, hōdāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē ōrēk sōnōlōk. Dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē kōrōm jāgōt, ōrēk gōlō bēbōdhōlōk lagē ōrēk kōtē. Hōrō ōrēk ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē, hōlōk lagē dōnōlōk.
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
Ōrēk dōrōm rājēk rājēk lagē sōmōyōk lagē bōdhōlōk, ōrōk lagē bōrō ōrēk gōrōnōlōk lagē. Ōrēk jōgō sērōbōrē lagē bōrhōnōk lagē, ōrēk jōgō bōlōk lagē hōdāk lagē dukha jōgōk lagē. Ōrēk dōrōm rājēk hōlōk lagē bēbōdhōlōk lagē, hōrō ōrēk kōtē lagē dōnōlōk lagē. Ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē bōrō ōrēk hōlōkē lagē, ōrōk lagē bōrhōnōk lagē. Ōrēk bēbōdhōlōk lagē hōlōk lagē jōgōk lagē.
Āj kana karaho?
Dōrōm rājēk rājēk lagē bōrhōnōk lagē bōlōk lagē ōrēk dōrōk lagē hōlōk lagē bōdhōlōk lagē. Ōrēk hōdāk lagē sērōbōrē lagē bōlōk lagē ōrēk sōnōlōk lagē ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē dōnōlōk lagē.
📜 Ondot Hila (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
Scholars of the highest class, when they hear about the Tao, earnestly carry it into practice. Scholars of the middle class, when they have heard about it, seem now to keep it and now to lose it. Scholars of the lowest class, when they have heard about it, laugh greatly at it. If it were not (thus) laughed at, it would not be fit to be the Tao. The Tao is hidden, and has no name; but it is the Tao which is skilful at imparting (to all things what they need) and making them complete.
AI Modern
Hōdāk chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, ōrēk lagē ẍilōkē bōdhōlōk; bhitōr chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, ōrōk ōrōk bōdhōlōk, ōrōk ōrōk hōlōkē; hōrō chōṭa re rājēk dōrōm rājēk, bōrō ōrēk gōrōnōlōk. Ōrēk gōrōnōlōk lagē bētahāk, ōrēk dōrōm rājēk sōrōpō bōrhōnōk lagē ōrēk khōtē. Āgō ōrēk gōlō ōrēk bōrōkhonōlōk lagē: jōgō dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē sōmōyōk, cōlōk dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē phirōk, sērō dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē gōrōhōk, hōdāk dēōk bōlōk lagē jōngōlō, bētahāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē dukha jōgōk, dōrōk dēōk bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, jōgō dēōk bōlōk lagē dōrōkē dhan, sōrōpō hōrōp bōlōk lagē bōrhōnōk, bētahāk dōrōk bōlōk lagē kōnā rōkō, hōdāk kōlōhō bōlōk lagē dōrōkē sōrōpō, hōdāk dōrōm bōlōk lagē ōrēk sōnōlōk. Dōrōm rājēk bōlōk lagē kōrōm jāgōt, ōrēk gōlō bēbōdhōlōk lagē ōrēk kōtē. Hōrō ōrēk ōrēk dōrōm rājēk lagē, hōlōk lagē dōnōlōk.
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