Ri ja q'ijil re ya'lij chi k'ij ri weye'j re ya'tajil xa chaq'ab', ri ya'tajil xuquje' re nimaq'ijil. Ri wakami, ri wakami e'j tik'ij chi k'ij ri ja q'ijil re. Ri wakami k'u'x kja q'ij xb'an chaq'ab' taq'ijil, ri kja q'ij xb'an nimaq'ijil. ¿Mi jun kk'ij ri xb'an re? Ri eta amaq'ijil xk'ijla'j.
Key Concepts
敢
不敢
天网
天之道
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 73, "Yajilk'ijil Yul Tu'ujil", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/mam/chapters/73/
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We uk'ankil re ya'tajil xa chaq'ab' taq'ijil xuquje' we jilk'ijil re nimaq'ijil. Kub'eenaq k'u re kib'ijb'al re, xa chaq' ab' tajin kub'ij awil, xuquje' ta xuquje' koxe'j. Ma saqil xk'ul rech, xa ya' xa jastaq. ¿Tan chi ke' re xb'an re q'ij? Ja re, ri ojer eta amaq'ijil xk'ijla'j k'ij ri nima'j. Ja re ri k'u'x ajk'ijil re ja q'ij. Ri uk'ux ja q'ijil re, ma tik'on ta k'u'x achi'j, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j, ma xyaq'ij ta k'u'x awil, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j, xa taq'ijil xk'oje' chuqa' chi re, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j. Ja re ri ja q'ijil re, ruq'ij ja q'ij, ma k'o ta saqirij, xa b'i'n konoje ri e'j.
K'utb'il nima'q
¿Mas la xb'an chilaweq?
Ri ja q'ijil re ya'lij chi k'ij ri weye'j re ya'tajil xa chaq'ab', ri ya'tajil xuquje' re nimaq'ijil. Ri wakami, ri wakami e'j tik'ij chi k'ij ri ja q'ijil re. Ri wakami k'u'x kja q'ij xb'an chaq'ab' taq'ijil, ri kja q'ij xb'an nimaq'ijil. ¿Mi jun kk'ij ri xb'an re? Ri eta amaq'ijil xk'ijla'j.
Naq'ij ri k'utb'äl
Jun chuqa' wuk'ij chi k'ij ri utzil xa chaq'ab' xuquje' ri nimaq'ijil. Wakami xwinq'ij re ya'tajil, xa ri ya'tajil xuquje' ri nimaq'ijil kin k'amowij. Xa ri ya'tajil xk'oje' chuqa' chi re, j wi k'o ri ja q'ijil re kuk'ij chi k'ij ri wakami.
Kin b'an tane' q'ij?
Wakami kk'ij chi k'ij weye'j re ya'tajil xa chaq'ab'. Wi xa ri wakami kk'ij chi k'ij, kk'ijla'j k'ij ri ja q'ijil re, kk'ij chi k'ij ri utzil xa chaq'ab'. Ma ja ta k'u'x jalaj chi k'ij ri wakami, xa kk'ij chi k'ij ri ja q'ijil re.
He whose boldness appears in his daring (to do wrong, in defiance of the laws) is put to death; he whose boldness appears in his not daring (to do so) lives on. It is the way of Heaven not to strive, and yet it skilfully overcomes; not to speak, and yet it is skilful in (obtaining) a reply. The meshes of the net of Heaven are large; far apart, but letting nothing escape.
AI
We uk'ankil re ya'tajil xa chaq'ab' taq'ijil xuquje' we jilk'ijil re nimaq'ijil. Kub'eenaq k'u re kib'ijb'al re, xa chaq' ab' tajin kub'ij awil, xuquje' ta xuquje' koxe'j. Ma saqil xk'ul rech, xa ya' xa jastaq. ¿Tan chi ke' re xb'an re q'ij? Ja re, ri ojer eta amaq'ijil xk'ijla'j k'ij ri nima'j. Ja re ri k'u'x ajk'ijil re ja q'ij. Ri uk'ux ja q'ijil re, ma tik'on ta k'u'x achi'j, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j, ma xyaq'ij ta k'u'x awil, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j, xa taq'ijil xk'oje' chuqa' chi re, xa tuquje' k'o chi e'j. Ja re ri ja q'ijil re, ruq'ij ja q'ij, ma k'o ta saqirij, xa b'i'n konoje ri e'j.