Ne mèlɔ be woɣigblɔ̃ la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be woɖo o. Ne mèlɔ be wòɖo ɖe se la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be wòsrɔ̃ o. Ne mèlɔ be woɖo ɖe la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be woɖe dzikaa o. Ne mèlɔ be wòzã la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be wònye o. Eya nye nu si sɔ gbɔtɔ le dzitsinya me. Se ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ ɖo ɖe nya ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ. Nuŋɔlɔlogo mage tso eya ƒe gbɔtɔ o, eye dukɔ ƒe ɖeɖe ta mage ɖe ame sia o海eme o.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Wegbɔ̃ ƒe nɔnɔme dome le be ɖeɖe kple se wòna ɖe sia ɖe ƒe didi. Ne mèlɔ be wòɣigblɔ̃ la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be woɖo. Ne mèlɔ be wòɖo la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be wòsrɔ̃. Nu si sɔ gbɔtɔ le dzitsinya me nye be nya ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ ɖo ɖe se ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ. Nuŋɔlɔlogo mage tso gbɔtɔ o, eye dukɔ ƒe ɖeɖe ta mage ɖe ame sia o海eme o.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Le miaƒeƒme me la, migawɔ be ɖeɖe kple nya ɖeɖe ƒe didi. Gake migawɔ be sesẽ wòɖo, alɔ ɖoɖonu kple vevienye. Wegbɔ̃ ƒe ŋusẽ me nye be ɖiɖi ƒe kpɔtɔ ɖo ɖe nya ƒe kpɔtɔ. Se ɖeɖe mage dzi o.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Gbugbɔgbo dome la, mienɔ̃ naƒe siwo wòlɔ̃ le dzitsinya me. Miedzɔ naƒe, alɔ ɖeɖe. Miegblẽ ɖe xexe o eye migawɔ be ɖeɖe. Miɖe vevienye ɖe miaƒe ŋusẽ dzi.
When one is about to take an inspiration, he is sure to make a (previous) expiration; when he is going to weaken another, he will first strengthen him; when he is going to overthrow another, he will first have raised him up; when he is going to despoil another, he will first have made gifts to him. The soft overcomes the hard; and the weak the strong.
AI Modern
Ne mèlɔ be woɣigblɔ̃ la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be woɖo o. Ne mèlɔ be wòɖo ɖe se la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be wòsrɔ̃ o. Ne mèlɔ be woɖo ɖe la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be woɖe dzikaa o. Ne mèlɔ be wòzã la, gbɔtɔ ɖe be wònye o. Eya nye nu si sɔ gbɔtɔ le dzitsinya me. Se ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ ɖo ɖe nya ɖeɖe ƒe kpɔtɔ. Nuŋɔlɔlogo mage tso eya ƒe gbɔtɔ o, eye dukɔ ƒe ɖeɖe ta mage ɖe ame sia o海eme o.
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