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  1. 敵則能戰之少則能逃之不若則能避之
  2. 故小敵之堅大敵之擒也
  3. 夫將者國之輔也輔周則國必强輔𨻶則國必弱
  4. 故君之所以患於軍者三

9. If equally matched, we can offer battle; if slightly inferior in numbers, we can avoid the enemy; if quite unequal in every way, we can flee from him.

10. Hence, though an obstinate fight may be made by a small force, in the end it must be captured by the larger force.

11. Now the general is the bulwark of the State; if the bulwark is complete at all points; the State will be strong; if the bulwark is defective, the State will be weak.

12. There are three ways in which a ruler can bring misfortune upon his army:—

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