Chapter 5

ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ

天地不仁,以万物为刍狗;圣人不仁,以百姓为刍狗。
天地之间,其犹橐籥乎?虚而不屈,动而愈出。
多言数穷,不如守中。
ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵓⵍⵍⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ, ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⴰⵡⵏ. ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ, ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰⵏ. ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵓⵏⴰ ⴰⴽⴽⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰ? ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ, ⵡⴰⵔ ⴷⴰⵎⵓⵖ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵓⴳⵓ, ⴰⵖ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴽⵓ. ⵓⵎⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵓⴽⴰⵛ, ⴰⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⴰⵔ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ.

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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵛⴽⴰⵍ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵉⴼⵓⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ, ⵉⴳⴰⵏⴰⵏ ⵢⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴰⵢⵍⵍⴰ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵖ ⵓⵎⵓⴳⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵓⵍⴰⵏ. ⴰⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵓⵏⴰⵏ, ⵉⴳⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⵓⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ, ⴷⵉ ⵓⵎⵓⵡⴰⵏ ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⴰⵏ ⵓⴼⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ. ⴰⵣⵣⴰⵍ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷⴰⵔⴰⵢⵏⵉⵏ ⴰⵏⴰⵡⵉ, ⵉⴽⴽⵉⵡ ⵉⵔⵉⵎ ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⴽⵓⴽ ⵏⵉⵔ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ, ⴰⵖ ⵓⵙⵓⴽⵓⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴽⵓⴽ ⴷⵉ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⴽⴰⵔⴷⵉⵏ.

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