| 31.x.1 |
{Oh! Weapons are inauspicious
instruments.} |
| 31.x.2 |
{(And) things (may) dislike
them.} |
| 31.x.3 |
{So a man with Tao does not dwell (on
them).} |
| 31.1 |
In
domestic affairs, the gentleman honors the left.
In military
affairs, then honors the right. |
| 31.1.1 |
(There is an) ancient saying that weapons are
inauspicious instruments. |
| 31.1.x |
{(and are) not instruments for the
gentleman.} |
| 31.1.2 |
(Only) when unavoidable, then uses
it. |
| 31.1.3 |
(And) sharp raiding is
preferable. |
| 31.2.1 |
Do
not be showily. |
| 31.2.2 |
To
be showily,
is to enjoy killing. |
| 31.2.3 |
If
enjoy killing,
then cannot gain recognition from the
world. |
| 31.3.1 |
(In) auspicious occasions, honors the
left,
(but) in funeral affairs, honors the
right. |
| 31.3.2 |
This is why the assistant general stays in the
left,
(and) the chief general stays on the
right. |
|
(This is to) say treat it as funerary
rites. |
| 31.3.3 |
So
(for) manslaughter of many,
mourn and weep with
grief. |
|
(For) victory,
treat it as funerary
rites. |
