Chapter 77

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ

天之道,其犹张弓与?高者抑之,下者举之;有余者损之,不足者补之。
天之道,损有余而补不足。人之道则不然,损不足以奉有余。
孰能有余以奉天下?唯有道者。是以圣人为而不恃,功成而不处,其不欲见贤。
ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ, ⵎⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵍⴰⵙⵉⵏ? ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵙⵉ-ⴷ, ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵉ-ⴷ; ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ-ⴷ, ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ-ⴷ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵙ ⵢⵓⵖⵙⴰ-ⴷ, ⵢⵓⵖⵙⴰ ⵎⵉⵔⵔⴰ; ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ. ⵎⴰⵙ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ ⵎⴰⵙ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ? ⵎⵉⵔⵔⴰ ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ. ⵉⵇⵇⵉ-ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵢⵓⵍⵍⵉ-ⴷ ⵎⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ, ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ-ⴷ ⵎⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ, ⵢⵓⵍⵍⵉ-ⴷ ⵎⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ.

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ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵙⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ ⵎⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵎⴰⵡⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵍⴰⵙⵉⵏ: ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵙⵉ ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ, ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⵎⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ. ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵎⴰⵙ, ⵃⵓⵎⵓⵏ, ⵢⵓⵖⵙⴰ ⵎⵉⵔⵔⴰ: ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ. ⴰⵎⵉⵣⴰⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴳⵓⵔ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ, ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴳⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ, ⵢⵓⵍⵍⵉ-ⴷ ⴳⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵓⵛⵛⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵎⵉ ⴰⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴳⵓⵔ ⵓⴳⴰⵔⴰⵡ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰⵙ. ⴰⴷⵓⵎⵎⴰ-ⴷ ⵎⵏⵏⵉ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ, ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉⵣ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵙⵉ ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ ⴷⵉⵙⵙⵓⵖⵉ ⴰⴷⵉⴳⴰⵏ. ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵓⵛⵛⵓⵎⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵉⵇⵇⵉ-ⴷ ⵎⵓ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ, ⵢⵓⵍⵍⵉ-ⴷ ⴰⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴽ, ⵃⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵎⴰ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ ⴰⵢⵓⴷ ⴰⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ: ⵉⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ ⴰⵏⵏⵉⵣⵉ ⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵎⴰ ⵓⵣⵓⵔⵉ-ⴷ ⴳⵓⵔ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴽ, ⵖⵓⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍⵉ-ⴷ ⴰⵙⴰⵖⵉ ⴰⴽⴰⵙⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ. ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵎⵓ ⴰⵢⵓⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵏ ⵓⴱⵔⵉⴽ ⵃⵓⵎⴰ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉⵣ ⵏ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉⵣ ⴷⵉⵙⵎⴰⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵣⵉⵖⵏ.

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