Chapter 77

Xik'al K'ij: Xjalb'al Q'ij

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。
Xik'al K'ij ma xuquv k'ij? Ma xna'ok xb'aan wachb'al xch'umil. Ma xka'yu xb'aan ri eka' chi raxk'ij, ma xb'atz'ar xb'aan ri eweq chi nima'q. Ma xq'et xb'aan ri eka'q, ma xk'ax xb'aan ri eweq. Xik'al K'ij xq'et ri eka'q richin xk'ax ri eweq. Ma k'a ta chi xb'an ruma winaq: xq'et ri eweq richin xka'yu ri eka'q. Ma xb'an chi k'ax ub'ixik ri q'atit, ma xb'an chi ulum ub'ixik ri q'ij. ¿Jachin ri eka'q xb'an uwachb'al ri q'ij? Xtaq ri k'o xb'an b'anel, xtob'tej xb'aan ruma junam. Are taq ri utzilek winaq ub'ixik: "Ma k'a ta xka'yu ri eka'q chi raxk'ij, ma xk'ax ta xb'aan ri eweq chi nima'q; ma xb'an ta utzukb'al ub'ixik, ma xto'b'e ta taq ri eweq."

Natab'al Xyaab'il

Je ruma le eeq'a re?

Xb'an uwach ri kapohil K'ij. Xq'et ri eka'q, xk'ax ri eweq. Are taq ri xik'al K'ij, ma xka'yu ri eka'q, xk'ax xb'aan ri eweq chi junam. Xna'ox b'anel xb'an ri q'ij, ma xka'yu taq ri eka'q, xq'et xb'aan ri eweq.

Ma na'anim ri ub'i rikin?

Xwilon ri nuk'aslem: Xwila'k xka'yu wuk'u'x ri eka'q, xq'et xb'aan ri eweq. Xna'ox xwila'k ri utzukil, xk'ax xb'aan ri k'axk'ol. Xwila'k xna'ox ri eweq xka'yu ub'ixik ri eka'q chi nima'q. Xwila'k xna'ox ri utzukil ma xb'an ta ub'ixik chi k'axk'ol.

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

Xwila'k ri eweqilal richin xk'ax xb'aan ri eweq. Ma xwok'si' ta ri eka'q, ma xwok'si' ta ri eweq richin xka'yu. Xwila'k xb'an wachb'al utzukil chi junam.

Tiq'in Taq Uwach

Ri Nuk'axal

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