31. 水因地而制流兵因敵而制勝

Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over

which it flows;

The _T‘ung Tien_ and _Yü Lan_ read 制形,—the latter also 制行. The

present text is derived from Chêng Yu-hsien.

the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is

facing.

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