[I retain the sense found in a similar passage in ss. 1-3, in spite of… — The Art of War
SAPIR 861
[I retain the sense found in a similar passage in ss. 1-3, in spite of the fact that the commentators are all against me. The meaning they give, "He who cannot conquer takes the defensive," is plausible enough.]
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