善为士者，不武；善战者，不怒；善胜敌者，不与；善用人者，为之下。
1He who in (Tao's) wars has skill Assumes no martial port; He who fights with most good will To rage makes no resort.
2He who vanquishes yet still Keeps from his foes apart; He whose hests men most fulfil Yet humbly plies his art.
是谓不争之德，是谓用人之力，是谓配天古之极。
3Thus 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.'