Hides beneath
The Ninefold Earth;
A Skilful Attacker
Moves above
The Ninefold Heaven.
Thus they achieve
Protection
And victory
Intact.
To foresee
The ordinary victory
Of the common man
Is no true skill.
To be victorious in battle
And to be acclaimed
For one’s skill
Is no true
Skill.
To lift autumn fur
Is no
Strength;
To see sun and moon
Is no
Perception;
To hear thunder
Is no
Quickness of hearing.
The Skilful Warrior of old
Won
Easy victories.