Between two powerless adversaries

It is not wise to sit securely.

For if both conspire together

Their short reach will become long.

Occupy one with trickery

And bring ruin upon the other.

If one enemy initiates a conflict

Shed his blood with the sword of strategy.

Go and make friends with his enemy

So that his own shirt becomes a prison for him.

When discord falls within the enemy's army

Then let your own sword remain in its sheath.

When wolves choose to wound each other

The sheep will rest peacefully among them.

When the enemy is occupied with the enemy

You sit with your friend in peace of heart.