If， on the other hand， in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage， we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.

　　是故屈诸侯者以害，役诸侯者以业，趋诸侯者以利。

　　Reduce the hostile chiefs by inflicting damage on them； and make trouble for them， and keep them constantly engaged； hold out specious allurements， and make them rush to any given point.

　　故用兵之法，无恃其不来，恃吾有以待之；无恃其不攻，恃吾有所不可攻也。

　　The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming， but on our own readiness to receive him； not on the chance of his not attacking， but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

　　故将有五危，必死可杀，必生可虏，忿速可侮，廉洁可辱，爱民可烦。

　　There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general： （1） Recklessness， which leads to destruction； （2） cowardice， which leads to capture； （3） a hasty temper，

　　which can be provoked by insults； （4） a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame； （5） over-solicitude for his men， which exposes him to worry and trouble.

　　凡此五者，将之过也，用兵之灾也。

　　These are the five besetting sins of a general， ruinous to the conduct of war.

　　覆军杀将，必以五危，不可不察也。

　　When an army is overthrown and its leader slain， the cause will surely be found among these five dangerous faults. Let them be a subject of meditation.