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Condition 1: References "兵者不祥之器,非君子之器" Matched:1.
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18 道經:
兵者,不祥之器,兵革者,不善之器也。非君子之器,不得已而用之,謂遭衰逢亂,乃用之以自守也。恬惔為上,不貪土地,利人財寶。勝而不美,雖得勝,不以為利美。而美之者,是樂殺人也。美得勝者,是為樂殺人也。夫樂殺人者,則不可以得志於天下矣。吉事尚左,左,生位。凶事尚右,陰道,殺也。偏將軍處左,偏將軍卑而居左者,以其不專殺也。上將軍處右,上將軍尊而居右者,以其主殺也。言以喪禮處之,喪禮尚右。殺人衆多,以悲哀泣之,傷己德薄,不能以道化人,而害無辜之民。戰勝,則以喪禮處之。古者,戰勝,將軍居喪主之位,素服而哭之,明君子貴德而賤兵,不得已,誅不祥,心不樂之,比於喪也。

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