If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches; if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity. 613

On the day they are ordered out to battle, your soldiers may weep, 614 those sitting up bedewing their garments, and those lying down letting the tears run down their cheeks. 615 But let them once be brought to bay, and they will display the courage of a Chu or a Kuei. 616