Chapter 57

ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ

以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉?以此:
天下多忌讳,而民弥贫;民多利器,国家滋昏;人多伎巧,奇物滋起;法令滋彰,盗贼多有。
故圣人云:我无为而民自化,我好静而民自正,我无事而民自富,我无欲而民自朴。
ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴷⵉⴷ, ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⵓⵔⵉⵔⴰⵢ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ, ⴰⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴰⵔⵓ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵏⵉⴷ ⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⴽⴰⵔⵉⵔ ⵉⵙⴰ? ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵏⵉⴷ: ⵓⴷⴰⵔⵓ ⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⴰⵏⵖⴰⵔ ⴰⴽⴷⵓⵎ ⵎⵉⴽⴰⵏ; ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵎⵓⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵓⵍⵉⵙ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵎⵉⴽⴰⵏ; ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵙⴽⵉⵍⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵔⴰⴳⵓⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉ ⵎⵉⴽⴰⵏ; ⵉⵖⵔⴰⵔⵓⵏ ⴳⵔⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⵙⵉⵏ, ⵓⵙⵉⴷⵉ ⵍⴰⵔ ⵎⵉⴽⴰⵏ. ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⴳⵉⴷ: ⴰⵏⵉ ⴰⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⴷ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴷⵔⵉⵙⵉⵏ; ⴰⵏⵉ ⴰⵔⴰⵢ ⴰⵖⵓⵎ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴷⵔⵉⵙⵉⵏ; ⴰⵏⵉ ⴰⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵙⵉⴷⵔⵉⵙⵉⵏ; ⴰⵏⵉ ⴰⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴰ, ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⴰⵍ ⵉⵔⵔⴰⵢ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵙ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵖⴰⵔ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵎⵓⵟⵟⴰⵡⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵉⴷⵣⴰⵍ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴽⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ. ⴰⵏⵉⴷⵓ ⵎⵉⴽⴰⵏ ⵉⵖⵉⵔⴰⵔⵓⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵉⵍⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⴷ ⵉⵖⵓⵏⵙⵉⵏ, ⵉⵙⴽⵓⴷⵓⵏ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴼⵓⵔ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵡⵓⵏⴰⵍ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵏⵉⵡⵉ ⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⴳⴷⵉⴷ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴳⴷⵉⴷ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴽⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴽⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵖⴰⵔ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⴰⵙⵉⴷⵔⵉⵙ ⵏⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⴰⵖⵓⵎ, ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⴰⵍ, ⴰⵙⵉⴷ ⴰⵓⵔⴰⵢ ⵓⵙⵉⵙⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵣⵓⵎⴰⵍ.

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