Thus the good fighter is able to secure himself against defeat,
“By concealing the disposition of his troops, covering up his
tracks, and taking unremitting precautions” (Chang Yü).
but cannot make certain of defeating the enemy.
The original text reads 使敵之可勝, which the modern text has
further modified into 使敵之必可勝. Capt. Calthrop makes out the
impossible meaning, “and further render the enemy incapable of
victory.”