Read by the tongue
1 Quechua proverb read closely — filed under Justice, Merit and Effort; set beside cousins in Latin, Avestan and Hebrew.
Ama suwa, ama llulla, ama qhilla
ama suwa, ama llulla, ama qhilla
Three Quechua prohibitions still printed on Andean public buildings — and why a moral code that compresses a whole civilization into a refusal travels so far, even as its Inca pedigree is quietly disputed.
Do not steal, do not lie, do not be lazy
Ama suwa, ama llulla, ama qhilla
Literally: Don't steal, don't lie, don't be idle
Quechua · Peru
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