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.
Key Concepts
天之道
有余
不足
损补
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 77, "Xik'al K'ij: Xjalb'al Q'ij", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kek/chapters/77/
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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.
May not the Way (or Tao) of Heaven be compared to the (method of) bending a bow? The (part of the bow) which was high is brought low, and what was low is raised up. (So Heaven) diminishes where there is superabundance, and supplements where there is deficiency. It is the Way of Heaven to diminish superabundance, and to supplement deficiency.
AI K'ijilan
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."
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