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Kunatamaxa yanuqañataki kunayman yänaka utji. Jilataw nayririñaru sarnaqaña, manq'añaru manq'aña ukhamaxa akhür jilataw utji. Ukhamaxa sarnaqata sarnaqañ, aythapata aythapañ, manq'ata manq'añ ukham mä yänawa. Juk'ankir utji sirwasiña, jamut'asiñax samiñ qhispiyäna. Tunqurankir awatänaka jamut'asiñax uñacht'awi.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 69, "Yanuqañataki Mä Uñacht'awi", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ay/chapters/69/
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Original
用兵有言：吾不敢为主而为客，不敢进寸而退尺。
Larut'ayawi
Yanuqañpa ayanaka utji: Nayaqhu ma nayririñaru sarnaqaña, jilataw nayririñaru manq'aña. Sarnaqañchä ukaxa sarnaqatañani, aythapañchä ukaxa aythapatañani, jilataw manq'añchä ukaxa manq'atañani. Juk'ankir saraña ukham mä tunqurapxi, ukhamataw sarnaqawayi. Juk'ankir utji sirwañataki juk'ankir jamut'asiña, jamut'asiñaxa samiñ qhispiyäna. Ukhamarus nayririña thaqatarakis qhichwa awatänaka jumanaka irnaqapxi, ukhamarus nayririñpa qhispiyäna tunqurapxi. Tunqurankir awatäna akhür uñachasiñaruwa, ukhamaruwa juk'ankir tunqurapxi.
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Kunas kaypi qhananchata?
Kunatamaxa yanuqañataki kunayman yänaka utji. Jilataw nayririñaru sarnaqaña, manq'añaru manq'aña ukhamaxa akhür jilataw utji. Ukhamaxa sarnaqata sarnaqañ, aythapata aythapañ, manq'ata manq'añ ukham mä yänawa. Juk'ankir utji sirwasiña, jamut'asiñax samiñ qhispiyäna. Tunqurankir awatänaka jamut'asiñax uñacht'awi.
Kunjamas nayaxa junta?
Nayririñatamax kunalarakiw tunqurankir yänaka sarnaqawayi. Jilataw sarnaqañ ukaxa akhür utji, sirwasiñ ukax samiñ yäna. Tunqurankir yänaka utjiwa, juk'ankir jamut'asiñaruw akhür utji. Kunalarakiwa kunatamax nayririñpa qhispiyäna.
Kunats jichharu luratäni?
Wali khuyapayaña, juk'ankir tunqurapaña utjiwa. Jilataw nayririñaru sarnaqañ, akhür utjiwa. Tunqurankir awatänaka jamut'asiñaruw uñacht'awi, khuyapayañxa wali utji.
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James Legge (1891)
A master of the art of war has said, 'I do not dare to be the host (to commence the war); I prefer to be the guest (to act on the defensive). I do not dare to advance an inch; I prefer to retire a foot.' There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.
AI Modern
Yanuqañpa ayanaka utji: Nayaqhu ma nayririñaru sarnaqaña, jilataw nayririñaru manq'aña. Sarnaqañchä ukaxa sarnaqatañani, aythapañchä ukaxa aythapatañani, jilataw manq'añchä ukaxa manq'atañani. Juk'ankir saraña ukham mä tunqurapxi, ukhamataw sarnaqawayi. Juk'ankir utji sirwañataki juk'ankir jamut'asiña, jamut'asiñaxa samiñ qhispiyäna. Ukhamarus nayririña thaqatarakis qhichwa awatänaka jumanaka irnaqapxi, ukhamarus nayririñpa qhispiyäna tunqurapxi. Tunqurankir awatäna akhür uñachasiñaruwa, ukhamaruwa juk'ankir tunqurapxi.
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