Now arms, however beautiful, are instruments of evil omen, hateful, it may be said, to all creatures. Therefore they who have the Tao do not like to employ them. The superior man ordinarily considers the left hand the most honourable place, but in time of war the right hand.
AI
Yaj xu'nil yi' tojbalkyij, ja' jun yi'il stz'ib'äl ja sc'ulal. Ja' yi' tq'ojbal ya'xchiwil, yilx chi julonq'uet. Yaja'x ayxa yi' tojbalkyij, man koxhtojbalkyij ta. Ja' jna'ojil q'ij, sq'eley ja jb'a ja xhilenil, xhti chu q'etq'et ja xhilenil. Ja' yi' tojbalkyij, ja' jun yi'il stz'ib'äl ja sc'ulal, ma jaq'oj ta ja smul ja jna'ojil q'ij. Ja' yi' tojbalkyij xhilan jun chi xhtojbalkyij, xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhilan ta, ja yi' sxi sq'uel, xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhilan ta. Ja' yi' sq'uel ya'x chi xhtojbalkyij, ma xhtojbalkyij ta xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal. Ja' xhilan sq'uel ja yi', xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij. Ja' sq'uel sq'uel, ja' xhilan xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal. Ja' xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal. Ja' xhilan sq'uel, xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal. Ja' sq'uel sq'uel, xhtojbalkyij xhtojbalkyij xtx'ojlal.
