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Kɛyɛ wulii taku bunyɛlɛ: bɔɔrɔ, jii, kɛ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ. Bɔɔrɔ yɔ kpaanɩ sɔ. Jii yɔ bɔɔnɩ sɔ. Nnaa wu lɛ yɔ bɔɔnɩ sɔ yɔ. Sɛ bɔɔrɔ bɔɔ kpaanɩ sɔ, wuli nɛ. Bɔɔrɔ yɔ kpɛlɛ lɛ kii, bɔɔrɔ lɛ kii.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 67, "Nña Nɛnɛ Kɛyɛ Yaya Mii Sɔɔrɔ Mii Nɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sus/chapters/67/
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天下皆谓我道大，似不肖。夫唯大，故似不肖。若肖，久矣其细也夫！
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Dɔnnia mɛi kɛyɛ yaya mii nɛ, nɛ fɛɛ fɛ kɛyɛ maa dii. Fɛ fɛɛ lɛ, fɛ kɛyɛ yɔɔ fɛ kɛyɛ maa dii. Nɛ fɛ lɛ fɛ yɔ, lɛ fɛ wuli nɛ!\n\nMii yɔ taku bunyɛlɛ: bɔɔrɔ lɛ, jii lɛ, kɛ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ.\nBɔɔrɔ sɔ, kpaanɩ yɔ. Jii sɔ, bɔɔnɩ yɔ. Bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ sɔ, yɔɔ fɔɔrɔ nɛ nnaa yɔ.\n\nNɛ sɛ, bɔɔrɔ bɔɔ kpaanɩ, jii bɔɔ bɔɔnɩ, nnaa bɔɔ nnaa wu lɛ, wuli nɛ! Bɔɔrɔ yɔ, nɛ kpɛlɛ lɛ sɔ yɔ, nɛ bɔɔrɔ lɛ sɔ bɔ. Yaya kɔɔlɛ nɛ, bɔɔrɔ yɔɔ lɛ kii.
Miiriya Gbèè
Wan na bin tili yi chapita?
Kɛyɛ wulii taku bunyɛlɛ: bɔɔrɔ, jii, kɛ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ. Bɔɔrɔ yɔ kpaanɩ sɔ. Jii yɔ bɔɔnɩ sɔ. Nnaa wu lɛ yɔ bɔɔnɩ sɔ yɔ. Sɛ bɔɔrɔ bɔɔ kpaanɩ sɔ, wuli nɛ. Bɔɔrɔ yɔ kpɛlɛ lɛ kii, bɔɔrɔ lɛ kii.
N ma suxu di a ra?
Mii yɔɔ bɔɔrɔ sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ. Mii yɔɔ jii sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ. Mii yɔɔ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ sɔ fɛɛ mɛi lɛ.
N xa nɛ lan lɔxɔ nin na?
Taku bunyɛlɛ wuli: bɔɔrɔ, jii, kɛ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ.
📜 Pɔfɔ ta numu (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
All the world says that, while my Tao is great, it yet appears to be inferior (to other systems of teaching). Now it is just its greatness that makes it seem to be inferior. But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.
AI Modern
Dɔnnia mɛi kɛyɛ yaya mii nɛ, nɛ fɛɛ fɛ kɛyɛ maa dii. Fɛ fɛɛ lɛ, fɛ kɛyɛ yɔɔ fɛ kɛyɛ maa dii. Nɛ fɛ lɛ fɛ yɔ, lɛ fɛ wuli nɛ!\n\nMii yɔ taku bunyɛlɛ: bɔɔrɔ lɛ, jii lɛ, kɛ bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ.\nBɔɔrɔ sɔ, kpaanɩ yɔ. Jii sɔ, bɔɔnɩ yɔ. Bɔɔ nnaa tɛ nnaa wu lɛ sɔ, yɔɔ fɔɔrɔ nɛ nnaa yɔ.\n\nNɛ sɛ, bɔɔrɔ bɔɔ kpaanɩ, jii bɔɔ bɔɔnɩ, nnaa bɔɔ nnaa wu lɛ, wuli nɛ! Bɔɔrɔ yɔ, nɛ kpɛlɛ lɛ sɔ yɔ, nɛ bɔɔrɔ lɛ sɔ bɔ. Yaya kɔɔlɛ nɛ, bɔɔrɔ yɔɔ lɛ kii.
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