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  1. 國之貧於師者遠輸遠輸則百姓貧
  2. 近於師者貴賣貴賣則百姓財竭
  3. 財竭則急于丘役

10. Poverty of the State exchequer causes an army to be maintained by contributions from a distance. Contributing to maintain an army at a distance causes the people to be impoverished.

11. On the other hand, the proximity of an army causes prices to go up; and high prices cause the people's substance to be drained away.

12. When their substance is drained away, the peasantry will be afflicted by heavy exactions.

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