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鷙鳥之擊必俛其首，猛獸之攫必匿其爪。虎豹不外其牙，噬犬不見其齒。故用兵者，示之以柔，迎之以剛，見之弱，乘之以强。 |
| | When a fierce bird strikes, it necessarily lowers its head; when a ferocious beast seizes something, it inevitably hides its claws. Tigers and leopards do not display their teeth outwardly; biting dogs do not show their fangs. Therefore, those who employ troops should appear gentle to the enemy but meet them with strength; seem weak in their presence, yet strike when they are strong.
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烏鳶之卵不毁則鳳凰至，誹謗之言不誅則忠言達。千里之隄以螻蟻之穴漏，百材之屋以突隙之煙焚。 |
| | If the eggs of crows and kites are not destroyed, phoenixes will come; if slanderous words are not punished, loyal advice will reach (the ruler). A dike a thousand li long may leak because of an ant's hole; a house built with a hundred materials may burn down due to smoke from a crack in the stove.
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