Taalif bi diir boroom bi nuy waxal wéppé, ndax boroom bi mooy wéppé. Soo xëmci këllëëm, soo tollookaani, soo jëfë, soo wërë ci xëem ak ndëyë, solo bi du woyofee. Yomb wi day melni seen bopp ci woyofee bi. Te bérëbë ci bérëbë bi mooy seen xeer ci Boroom Wi.
Key Concepts
知止
功成身退
谦逊
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 9, "Kàddugul Gune Ak Woyofee", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/wo/chapters/9/
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Mujj mujj bu nuy yomb këllëëm, mbaa dellu solo. Muuj muuj bu nuy tollookaani, mbaa dellu yomb. Naka laa, xëem ak ndëyë yomb ci kër wi, te sobeefi ci seen bopp. Ndax solo-këllëëm daa ngi melni seen bopp. Te tey waxtaan wi moom daa ngi sammbay. Te nëbbëm ci seen bopp daa ngi wërë ni nëbbëm di wax. Te yomb wi moom daa ngi tollookaani. Te bérëbë ci bérëbë bi moo woyofee.
Xam-xam Bu Tar
Ana lan ci xët bi?
Taalif bi diir boroom bi nuy waxal wéppé, ndax boroom bi mooy wéppé. Soo xëmci këllëëm, soo tollookaani, soo jëfë, soo wërë ci xëem ak ndëyë, solo bi du woyofee. Yomb wi day melni seen bopp ci woyofee bi. Te bérëbë ci bérëbë bi mooy seen xeer ci Boroom Wi.
Nan la ko wax?
Soodoob boroom bi, man nangay woyofee ci yomb wi. Man nangay feeñe ci kër wi, ci xëem wi, ci ndëyë wi. Waaye, teeg gu man nangay tollookaani, man nangay wërë ci seen bopp, te solo bi du woyofee.
Anta def suxjël?
Bii wet, ma nangay wërë ci yomb wi: ma nangay feeñe ci soxoj wi, ci xëem wi, ci ndëyë wi. Ma nangay dellu solo, tey toggalante ñi tey jëfë. Te ma nangay woyofee ci boroom bi niki yomb wi.
It is better to leave a vessel unfilled, than to attempt to carry it when it is full. If you keep feeling a point that has been sharpened, the point cannot long preserve its sharpness. When gold and jade fill the hall, their possessor cannot keep them safe. When wealth and honours lead to arrogancy, this brings its evil on itself. When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.
AI Bu Bees
Mujj mujj bu nuy yomb këllëëm, mbaa dellu solo. Muuj muuj bu nuy tollookaani, mbaa dellu yomb. Naka laa, xëem ak ndëyë yomb ci kër wi, te sobeefi ci seen bopp. Ndax solo-këllëëm daa ngi melni seen bopp. Te tey waxtaan wi moom daa ngi sammbay. Te nëbbëm ci seen bopp daa ngi wërë ni nëbbëm di wax. Te yomb wi moom daa ngi tollookaani. Te bérëbë ci bérëbë bi moo woyofee.
