Chapter 12

ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ

五色令人目盲,五音令人耳聋,五味令人口爽,驰骋畋猎令人心发狂,难得之货令人行妨。
是以圣人为腹不为目,故去彼取此。
ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ

ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?

ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⵖ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵉⵎⵖⵓⵡⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵉⵎⵉⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⴰⴽⵍⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⵉⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⵎⵓⵔⵔⵓ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ. ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓⵏⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.

ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?

ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⴰⵙ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⵖⵏ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⴰⵔⵓ. ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏⵓⵢⵓ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵉⵙⵙⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵙⵓ.

ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?

ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ. ⴰⵎⵓⵙⵙⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⵓⴷ ⴰⵔ ⵉⵎⵙⵙⴰⵍ.

ⵉⴼⴰⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵎⵢⴰⵍⵍⴰⵏ

ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⵉⵏⵓ

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