Ikyor u per nga gaiv ionger aende per. Ionger u nar u sor, ionger u kpev, ionger u per u yer, ionger u per u kpev. Ka yoon u aende, u per u sor, u suegh, u yer per. Sea ionger ga tor per kpel mese u per ga.
Key Concepts
大道
仁义
社会退化
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 18, "Ikyor U Per Ga", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/18/
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Original
大道废，有仁义；智慧出，有大伪；六亲不和，有孝慈；国家昏乱，有忠臣。
Numur
Ikyor u per nga gaiv, ionger aende per; ionger u nar u sor; oday u kpev; ionger u sor me suegh; u yer u kpev. Ikyor u nar u sor ga, ionger u nar u per per; ionger u nar u sor ga, ionger u kpev per per; ionger u per u yer ga, ionger u per u kpev per per.
Vange Kpishi
Akpohol sha sha er a?
Ikyor u per nga gaiv ionger aende per. Ionger u nar u sor, ionger u kpev, ionger u per u yer, ionger u per u kpev. Ka yoon u aende, u per u sor, u suegh, u yer per. Sea ionger ga tor per kpel mese u per ga.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
Ikyor u per nga gaiv aende per. Sea ionger per per iyeer u aende per. Io, ionger u per nga per u per u sor, ionger u kpev, ionger u per ga. Ikyor u per nga gaiv ionger u nar u sor.
Ngu mba yange tase?
Ikyor u per nga per u aende. Ikyor u per u sor per. Ikyor u per u sor ngua per u kpev.
When the Great Tao ceased to be observed, benevolence and righteousness came into vogue. (Then) appeared wisdom and shrewdness, and there ensued great hypocrisy. When harmony no longer prevailed throughout the six kinships, filial sons found their manifestation; when the states and clans fell into disorder, loyal ministers appeared.
AI Modern
Ikyor u per nga gaiv, ionger aende per; ionger u nar u sor; oday u kpev; ionger u sor me suegh; u yer u kpev. Ikyor u nar u sor ga, ionger u nar u per per; ionger u nar u sor ga, ionger u kpev per per; ionger u per u yer ga, ionger u per u kpev per per.
Vanger u Wam
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