Yet chonklaj te sik'um, yanil toxol te sol. Yet chonklaj te sutij, yanil toxol te kuatij. Yet chonklaj te q'uejbilal, yanil toxol te ja'bilal. Yet chonklaj te sik'b'ilal, yanil toxol te ya'b'ilal. Tojwal yaja' te yak'oj te nimokil yilal. Tojwal te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Man chonklajok te kay yuj te ya'jal, yaja' man yuch'lab'ejok te yak'oj te q'ijtjbilal tet aylanil.
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Tzet chonklaj te sik'um, yanil toxol te sol. Tzet sutij, yanil kuatij. Tzet q'uejbilal, yanil ja'bilal. Tzet sik'b'ilal, yanil ya'b'ilal. Tojwal te yak'oj te nimokil yilal yet te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Kay man chonklajok yuj te ya'jal, yaja' toxol te yak'oj te q'ijtjbilal.
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Yanil yojtzi yet tojwal te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Tojwal te yak'oj te nimokil yilal man yilab'ojok. Q'ijtjbilal yanil yilal yek'tzil yet te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Man chonklajok yet yoj yak' te yak'oj te nimokil yilal.
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Yet q'ij, man xtojwal yinjatok te kuatij yuj smulxil, yaja' yak'oj te sik'um yet yoj yak'oj. Yojtzi yet tojwal te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Yak'ojb'ej te yak'oj te nimokil yilal yet man yilab'ojok.
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.
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Yet chonklaj te sik'um, yanil toxol te sol. Yet chonklaj te sutij, yanil toxol te kuatij. Yet chonklaj te q'uejbilal, yanil toxol te ja'bilal. Yet chonklaj te sik'b'ilal, yanil toxol te ya'b'ilal. Tojwal yaja' te yak'oj te nimokil yilal. Tojwal te sik'um yek'tzil yet te kuatij. Man chonklajok te kay yuj te ya'jal, yaja' man yuch'lab'ejok te yak'oj te q'ijtjbilal tet aylanil.