Aboa yi kyerɛ sɛ ahenni bɛyɛ dɔma a nsu fi soro wɔ wiase nyinaa mu. ɔhere nni kɛkɛ na owie dwuma wɔ ɔbarima so; ɔbra ase ne nea owie wɔ nokware mu. Sɛ wo bra ase a, wote wɔ soro; sɛ wo so a, wuwu wɔ soro.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 61, "Ahenni Bɛyɛ Tɛtro", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tw/chapters/61/
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Ahenni bra nsu kɛkɛ bɛyɛ dɔma. Wiase nyinaa bɛtumi ayɛ wɔ soro sɛ wode kwan yɛ biribi.Ɔhere nni kɛkɛ na odi dwuma wɔ ɔbarima so; na ɔno nti, ɔno ne nea owu asomdwoe mu. Saa nti, sɛ ahenni bra ase wɔ ahenni kakraa bi so a, ɔno na owie wɔ kwan no. Sɛ ahenni kakraa bi nso bra ase wɔ ahenni bra ase so a, ahenni bra ase no nso owie wɔ kwan no. Ɛyɛ saa: bi wɔ soro pɛ sɛ wode wɔn ho tware wɔn, bi nso wɔ soro pɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho kɔ hyɛ wɔn mu. Ahenni bra no pɛ sɛ ɔto wɔn a wɔwɔ wɔ soro mu no, na ahenni kakraa bi no pɛ sɛ ɔkɔ wura wɔn. Sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ biribi wɔ yi a, wɔn a wɔwɔ wɔ soro no fata sɛ wɔbra ase.
Adwene Kronkron
Nwoma yi ne dɛ?
Aboa yi kyerɛ sɛ ahenni bɛyɛ dɔma a nsu fi soro wɔ wiase nyinaa mu. ɔhere nni kɛkɛ na owie dwuma wɔ ɔbarima so; ɔbra ase ne nea owie wɔ nokware mu. Sɛ wo bra ase a, wote wɔ soro; sɛ wo so a, wuwu wɔ soro.
Efa me ho sɛn?
Me wura no, mehu sɛ sɛ mepere sɛ medi so wɔ me mu no, mebia me fata sɛ mebra ase. Medi dwuma wɔ me yafunu ne me wura mu, na mepere sɛ mewo asomdwoe wɔ me ho mu na wɔn a wɔte me mu nso wɔ asomdwoe mu.
Mehia me dɔ?
Ɛda yi, sɛ wo wɔ asomdwoe wɔ biribi mu a, bra ase bere a wote wɔ mu. Ma wo anidaso ne wo nokware sɛ wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ wɔ soro mu. Boa obi wɔ biribi mu sɛ wode wɔn ho tware wɔn.
What makes a great state is its being (like) a low-lying, down-flowing (stream); it becomes the centre to which tend (all the small states) under heaven. (To illustrate from) the case of all females: the female always overcomes the male by her stillness.
AI Foforɔ
Ahenni bra nsu kɛkɛ bɛyɛ dɔma. Wiase nyinaa bɛtumi ayɛ wɔ soro sɛ wode kwan yɛ biribi.Ɔhere nni kɛkɛ na odi dwuma wɔ ɔbarima so; na ɔno nti, ɔno ne nea owu asomdwoe mu. Saa nti, sɛ ahenni bra ase wɔ ahenni kakraa bi so a, ɔno na owie wɔ kwan no. Sɛ ahenni kakraa bi nso bra ase wɔ ahenni bra ase so a, ahenni bra ase no nso owie wɔ kwan no. Ɛyɛ saa: bi wɔ soro pɛ sɛ wode wɔn ho tware wɔn, bi nso wɔ soro pɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho kɔ hyɛ wɔn mu. Ahenni bra no pɛ sɛ ɔto wɔn a wɔwɔ wɔ soro mu no, na ahenni kakraa bi no pɛ sɛ ɔkɔ wura wɔn. Sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ biribi wɔ yi a, wɔn a wɔwɔ wɔ soro no fata sɛ wɔbra ase.
