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.
Key Concepts
水
柔弱
刚强
受垢
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78, "A'awilal Aj Nim, Xtob'tejik Ri Sik'ijil", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kek/chapters/78/
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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.
There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it—for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed. Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong, but no one is able to carry it out in practice.
AI K'ijilan
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.
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