(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI tlahcuilli
Nemi tal nehuatl teotl ipan tlaltipactli, uan nic chiuhtis quen tlanextli ipan nochi. In tlen ticchiuh nehuatl teotl, uan ticchiuh nochi teotopile. In tlen ticmati teotl, can ticmato nochi teotopile. In tlen ticmati nochi teotopile, ticpiya teotl uala, uan amo ticpolouis. Nictlalili tlatlanticatl ipan teotlacatl, nicpachoti tonaltzintli, uan amo ticnequi tlahco tlahuiltilistli. In tlen tictlaliti tlatlanticatl ipan teotlacatl, uan tictequiti, amo ticpehpenas. In tlen ticmati tlahco, uan ticmati tlapopolhuilistli. In tlen ticpiya tosoftlaliztli, uan ticpehpenas teotl, amo ticchiuhti tlahco tocnemilistli. Huan in tlen nelmouh teotl.
