Wachib'il ri chapter wawe': Taq'axinaqil q'ijilal xk'ayinaj ri amaq'. Q'ijilal chapaj xk'ayinaj ri amaq'. Ri utz xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Ri q'alaj kk'oji' chawinaq, ri utz kk'oji' chapaj. Ri amaq' man k'o ta chi na'ojil. Ri raji'il k'o chi q'alaj xa man chapaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj xa man k'axinaj ta.
Key Concepts
祸福
闷闷
政治
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 58, "Q'ijilal Chawinaq", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mam/chapters/58/
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Q'ijilal chawinaq, ri amaq' kk'oji' qasatzij. Q'ijilal chapaj, ri amaq' man k'o ta chi qasatzij. K'axk'ul xuquje' ri utz kk'oji' junam. Ri utz xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Man k'o ta chi q'alaj b'ay ri k'axk'ul kk'ayinaj. Man k'o ta chi q'alaj b'ay ri utz kk'ayinaj. Ri q'alaj kk'oji' chawinaq, ri utz kk'oji' chapaj. Ri amaq' man k'o ta chi na'ojil. Ri raji'il xuquje' xutzijuok: Ri raji'il k'o chi q'alaj, xa man chapaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj, xa man k'axinaj ta. K'o chi qasatzij, xa man k'axinaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj, xa man tzakapana ta.
K'utb'il nima'q
¿Mas la xb'an chilaweq?
Wachib'il ri chapter wawe': Taq'axinaqil q'ijilal xk'ayinaj ri amaq'. Q'ijilal chapaj xk'ayinaj ri amaq'. Ri utz xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Ri q'alaj kk'oji' chawinaq, ri utz kk'oji' chapaj. Ri amaq' man k'o ta chi na'ojil. Ri raji'il k'o chi q'alaj xa man chapaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj xa man k'axinaj ta.
Naq'ij ri k'utb'äl
Nim b'ix wuk'uaj pa kiq'ij. K'o b'ay kinya' jun na'ojil richin ri nima'k'ij. Kinwaj kinna'ojij b'ay ri utz xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Kinwaj kinna'ojij b'ay ri q'alaj xuquje' ri k'axk'ul. Kinwaj kinna'ojij b'ay kinna' chuqa' ri utz xuquje' ri jalajil. Kinwaj kinna'ojij ri utz pa ri nima'k'ij.
Kin b'an tane' q'ij?
Waq'ij kinwaj kinna'ojij b'ay ri utz xuquje' ri jalajil. Kinna'ojij b'ay ri q'alaj xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Kinna'ojij ri utz pa ri nima'k'ij. Kinna'ojij b'ay kinna' chuqa' ri utz xuquje' ri jalajil. Kinq'alajisaj uwach ri qasatzij pa ri nima'k'ij. Kinwaj kinna'ojij ri utz xuquje' ri jalajil pa ri nima'k'ij.
The government that seems the most unwise, Oft goodness to the people best supplies; That which is meddling, touching everything, Will work but ill, and disappointment bring. Misery! happiness is to be found by its side! Happiness! misery lurks beneath it! Therefore the sage is (like) a square which cuts no one (with its angles); (like) a corner which injures no one (with its sharpness). He is straightforward, but allows himself no license; he is bright, but does not dazzle.
AI
Q'ijilal chawinaq, ri amaq' kk'oji' qasatzij. Q'ijilal chapaj, ri amaq' man k'o ta chi qasatzij. K'axk'ul xuquje' ri utz kk'oji' junam. Ri utz xuquje' ri k'axk'ul kk'oji' junam. Man k'o ta chi q'alaj b'ay ri k'axk'ul kk'ayinaj. Man k'o ta chi q'alaj b'ay ri utz kk'ayinaj. Ri q'alaj kk'oji' chawinaq, ri utz kk'oji' chapaj. Ri amaq' man k'o ta chi na'ojil. Ri raji'il xuquje' xutzijuok: Ri raji'il k'o chi q'alaj, xa man chapaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj, xa man k'axinaj ta. K'o chi qasatzij, xa man k'axinaj ta. K'o chi q'alaj, xa man tzakapana ta.