孙子曰：昔之善战者，先为不可胜，以待敌之可胜。

sunzusaid:hegoodfighersofoldfirspuhemselvesbeyondhepossibiliyofdefea,andhenwaiedforanopporuniyofdefeaingheenemy

不可胜在己，可胜在敌。

osecureourselvesagainsdefealiesinourownhands,buheopporuniyofdefeaingheenemyisprovidedbyheenemyhimself

故善战者，能为不可胜，不能使敌之必可胜。

hushegoodfigherisableosecurehimselfagainsdefea,buca

omakecerainofdefeaingheenemy

故曰：胜可知，而不可为。

hencehesaying:onemayknowhowoconquerwihoubeingableodoi

不可胜者，守也；可胜者，攻也。

securiyagainsdefeaimpliesdefensiveacics;abiliyodefeaheenemymeansakingheoffensive

守则不足，攻则有余。

sandingonhedefensiveindicaesinsufficiensrengh;aacking,asuperabundanceofsrengh

善守者藏于九地之下，善攻者动于九天之上，故能自保而全胜也。

hegeneralwhoisskilledindefensehidesinhemossecrerecessesofheearh;hewhoisskilledinaackfshesforhfromheopmosheighsofheavenhusonheonehandwehaveabiliyoproecourselves;onheoher,avicoryhaiscomplee

见胜不过众人之所知，非善之善者也；

oseevicoryonlywheniiswihinhekenofhecommonherdisnoheacmeofexcellence

战胜而天下曰善，非善之善者也。

neiherisiheacmeofexcellenceifyoufighandconquerandhewholeempiresays,”welldone!”

故举秋毫不为多力，见日月不为明目，闻雷霆不为聪耳。

olifanauumnhairisnosignofgreasrengh;oseehesunandmoonisnosignofsharpsigh;ohearhenoiseofhunderisnosignofaquickear

古之所谓善战者，胜于易胜者也。

whaheancienscalledacleverfigherisonewhonoonlywins,buexcelsinwi

ingwihease

故善战者之胜也，无智名，无勇功，

hencehisvicoriesbringhimneiherrepuaionforwisdomnorcrediforcourage

故其战胜不忒。不忒者，其所措胜，胜已败者也。

hewinshisbalesbymakingnomisakesmakingnomisakesiswhaesablisheshecerainyofvicory,forimeansconqueringanenemyhaisalreadydefeaed

故善战者，立于不败之地，而不失敌之败也。

henceheskillfulfigherpushimselfinoaposiionwhichmakesdefeaimpossible,anddoesnomisshemomenfordefeaingheenemy

是故胜兵先胜而后求战，败兵先战而后求胜。

husiishainwarhevicorioussraegisonlyseeksbaleaferhevicoryhasbeenwon,whereashewhoisdesinedodefeafirsfighsandaferwardslooksforvicory

善用兵者，修道而保法，故能为胜败之政。

heconsummaeleaderculivaeshemoralw,andsriclyadheresomehodanddiscipline;husiisinhispoweroconrolsuccess

兵法：一曰度，二曰量，三曰数，四曰称，五曰胜。

inrespecofmiliarymehod,wehave,firsly,measuremen;secondly,esimaionofquaniy;hirdly,calcuion;fourhly,bancingofchances;fifhly,vicory

地生度，度生量，量生数，数生称，称生胜。

measuremenowesisexisenceoearh;esimaionofquaniyomeasuremen;calcuionoesimaionofquaniy;bancingofchancesocalcuion;andvicoryobancingofchances

故胜兵若以镒称铢，败兵若以铢称镒。

avicoriousarmyopposedoarouedone,isasapound"sweighpcedinhescaleagainsasinglegrain

称胜者之战民也，若决积水于千仞之溪者，形也。

heonrushofaconqueringforceislikehebursingofpenupwaersinoachasmahousandfahomsdeep