LXVIII + 

He who in (Tao’s) wars has skill + 

Assumes no martial port; + 

He who fights with most good will + 

To rage makes no resort. + 

He who vanquishes yet still + 

Keeps from his foes apart; + 

He whose hests men most fulfil + 

Yet humbly plies his art. + 

Thus we say, “He ne’er contends, + 

And therein is his might.” + 

Thus we say, “Men’s wills he bends, + 

That they with him unite.” + 

Thus we say, “Like Heaven’s his ends, + 

No sage of old more bright.” + 