| Original | English Translation |
|---|---|
| Regarding the use of troops, it is said: | |
| I do not dare be the host, | |
| but remain a guest; | |
| I do not dare advance an inch, | |
| but retreat a foot. | |
| This is called moving without movement; | |
| repelling without arms; | |
| throwing without an enemy; | |
| holding without weapons. | |
| No disaster is greater than underestimating the enemy; | |
| underestimating the enemy nearly costs me my treasure. | |
| Therefore, when opposing armies clash, | |
| the sorrowful one wins. |
use; employ; utility; purpose; apply
soldier; troops; weapon; military
have; possess; exist; there is/are; present
word; speech; to speak; to say
I; me; my
not; no; un-; non=
dare; venture; presume; audacious
do; make; become; be; serve as; for; because of
lord; master; host; primary; to preside
and; but; yet; while; moreover
guest; visitor; stranger; outsider; temporary resident
advance; move forward; enter; progress; present
inch; small; short; a tiny bit; moment
retreat; withdraw; recede; yield; retire; decline
ruler; foot (unit); measure; scale
right; correct; this; to be
call; say; mean; refer to
walk; go; conduct; behavior; line; row; carry out
not; without; nothing; lacking; void
repel; drive away; push aside; resist; remove
arm; forearm; strength; trusted assistant
throw; cast away; discard; abandon
enemy; opponent; rival; to oppose; to match; to equal
hold; grasp; execute; maintain; adhere to
misfortune; calamity; disaster; to bring harm
do not; no one; nothing; none
big; large; great; adult; major; high-ranking
in; at; on; from; to; than; regarding
light; slight; easy; trivial; to treat lightly
how many; several; a few; almost; nearly
lose; death; mourning; waste; perished
treasure; precious; value; cherish; prize
cause; reason; former; old; therefore
resist; oppose; withstand; struggle against; lift up
mutual; each other; appearance; to observe; minister
add; increase; strengthen; augment
sorrow; grief; lament; sad; mournful; to pity
one who; person; that which; the ...-er
win; conquer; surpass; superior; victory
final particle; completion; change of state; assertion; already; now