Chapter 75

Ri K'ijil Nk'ijlijeb'al Ri Vinak

民之饥,以其上食税之多,是以饥。民之难治,以其上之有为,是以难治。民之轻死,以其上求生之厚,是以轻死。
夫唯无以生为者,是贤于贵生。
Rajwaxik ri vinak, maare' chi xb'anaq xb'anoj chuqa' ri uk'ijil ri ewan xil, taq xb'anoj xb'an chuqa'. Rajwaxik ri vinak, maare' chi xb'anaq xk'ej ruuchil ri tinamit, taq xk'ej ruuchil chuqa'. Rajwaxik ri vinak, xoqon saq' ris sik'inir, maare' chi nima'ij xk'ej ruuchil ri ewan sik'inir, taq xoqon saq' ris anis chuqa'. We chi man k'o ta chi ewan sik'inir retaam, are' xk'ijlij xka'chil ri xnima'isi ronojel ri sik'inir.

Natab'al Xyaab'il

Je ruma le eeq'a re?

Xb'i chirij, we ri vinak k'ijlij, are' xu'cha'q wach ruma ri uwa'lal xil nima'ij. We ri tinamit man k'e ta chi ka'yib'asij, are' xu'cha'q wach ruma ri ewan xk'ej ruuchil. We ri vinak man k'ijlij ta chuqa' ri anis, are' xu'cha'q wach ruma ri nima'ij xk'ej ruuchil ri ewan sik'inir. We are' chi man k'o ta ewan sik'inir retaam, are' xk'ijlij xka'chil ri xnima'isi sik'inir.

Ma na'anim ri ub'i rikin?

Xka'chil na'oj xb'anoj chirij ri jastaq xb'anoj, chi retaam chi ri ewan nima'ij xk'ej ruuchil man k'e ta xb'anoj. Xwiloj chi retaam, we xink'ej ruuchil, ri jastaq man k'e ta xb'an. We xink'ej ruuchil ri sik'inir, man k'ijlij ta chi wila, taq xb'an xk'ijlij xwila chuqa'.

Na'b'al xb'een xq'e' a'an?

Xka'chil q'ij, tik'ej ta chi nima'ij xk'ej ruuchil. Tachij chuqa' taq b'anoj, taq xik'ul b'anoj, chi man k'e ta xk'ej ruuchil ri jastaq retaam. Tik'ul chuqa' ri sik'inir ruma ri b'anoj xk'ijlij, taq xb'an xk'ijlij ta chi jastaq retaam.

Tiq'in Taq Uwach

Ri Nuk'axal

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