Send brave warriors to fight the enemy

Send lions to battle against lions.

Act according to the counsel of experienced men

For the old wolf has tested the prey.

Do not fear young swordsmen

Be wary of old men of many tricks.

Young men who overthrow elephants and capture lions

Do not know the tricks of the old fox.

A wise man is an experienced man

Who has experienced much both hot and cold (good and bad times).

Worthy and fortunate young men

Do not turn away from the words of old men.

If you want your kingdom to be well-ordered

Do not entrust important tasks to a novice.

Do not make anyone the leader of the army

Except one who has been in many wars.

Do not entrust difficult tasks to inexperienced ones

For an anvil cannot be broken with a fist.

Caring for the people and leading the army

Are not tasks to be taken lightly or carelessly.

If you do not want your time to be wasted

Do not entrust work to the inexperienced.

A hunting dog does not turn away from a leopard

A lion that has not seen war flees from a fox.

When a son is raised in hunting

He will not fear when battle comes before him.

Through wrestling, hunting, target practice, and polo

A man becomes a brave and contentious warrior.

One nurtured in bathhouses, luxury, and pampering

Will suffer when he sees the battle unfold.

Two men will place him on the back of a horse (help him ride)

Such that a child could throw him to the ground.

Anyone whom you have seen turn his back in battle

Kill him, even if the enemy did not kill him in the fight.

An effeminate man is better than a swordsman

Who turns away like a woman on the day of battle.

How well Gurgin said to his son

When he prepared for battle and chose his path.

If you seek to flee like women

Do not go and dishonor the reputation of fighting men.

A rider who turned his back in battle

Has killed not only himself but also the reputation of brave men.

Courage comes only from those two companions

Who fall into the circle of battle.

Two of the same kind, sharing food and language (close companions)

Strive with their lives in the heart of battle.

When it becomes difficult for him to advance before the arrows

His brother (companion) is captured in the enemy's clutches.

When you see that your companions are not helpful

Consider retreat from the battlefield a gain.