Chapter 78

A'awilal Aj Nim, Xtob'tejik Ri Sik'ijil

天下莫柔弱于水,而攻坚强者莫之能胜,以其无以易之。
弱之胜强,柔之胜刚,天下莫不知,莫能行。
是以圣人云:受国之垢是谓社稷主,受国不祥是为天下王。正言若反。
Ma k'o ta jun che utzuk re xik'al q'ij xb'an qa'awil, ma k'o ta jun nim ri xtob'tej uwach. Ma k'o ta jun che xna'ox ub'ixik ri sik'ijil ri xik'al q'ij xb'an qa'awil. Junam ri sik'ijil xb'an ub'ixik ri kaqil, ri sik'ijil xtob'tej ri kaqil xb'an uwach. Ma k'o ta jun che ma xna'ox ub'ixik, ma k'o ta jun che ma xb'an ta uwach. Xwila'k xna'ox winaq, xna'ox xb'an ri k'axk'ol, xk'ax xb'an ri utzukil. Are taq ri utzilek winaq ub'ixik: "Are taq ri nim winaq xb'an uwach ri q'ij, xka'yu ri k'axk'ol xb'an ri nim winaq, are taq ri nim winaq xb'an utzukil ub'ixik." Ri utzukil xb'an uwach chi k'axk'ol.

Natab'al Xyaab'il

Je ruma le eeq'a re?

Ma k'o ta jun che utzuk xik'al q'ij xb'an qa'awil. Ri sik'ijil utzuk, sik'ijil, ma k'a ta nim; ma xna'ox xb'an k'axk'ol, ma xna'ox xb'an ub'ixik. Ma xb'an ta uwach ri sik'ijil, xtob'tej xb'aan ri kaqil. Ma k'o ta jun che ma xna'ox ub'ixik ri sik'ijil xb'an qa'awil. Ri utzukil xb'an uwach chi k'axk'ol.

Ma na'anim ri ub'i rikin?

Xwila'k xna'ox ri sik'ijil xb'an qa'awil. Ma xwila' ta xb'an k'axk'ol, xwila'k xna'ox xb'an ri utzukil. Xwila'k xna'ox ri eweq xka'yu uwach ri utzilek, xwila'k xna'ox ri nim xb'an k'axk'ol. Xwila'k xna'ox ri utzukil xb'an q'ij.

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

Xwila'k xb'an wachb'al sik'ijil chi wuk'u'x. Ma xwila' ta xb'an nim uwachb'al, ma xwila' ta xb'an k'axk'ol uwachb'al. Xwila'k xna'ox ri sik'ijil xb'an qa'awil richin xk'ax xb'aan ri eweq, richin xtob'tej xb'aan ri nim.

Tiq'in Taq Uwach

Ri Nuk'axal

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