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Those who use weapons have a saying which goes:
"I don't presume to act like the host, and instead play the part of the guest;
I don't advance an inch, but rather retreat a foot."
This is called moving forward without moving forward –
Rolling up one's sleeves without baring one's arms –
Grasping firmly without holding a weapon –
And enticing to fight when there's no opponent.
Of disasters, none is greater than thinking you have no rival.
To think you have no rival is to come close to losing my treasures.
Therefore, when weapons are raised and the opponents are fairly well matched,
Then it's the one who feels grief that will win.