He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is
sure to be captured by them.
The force of 夫惟 is not easy to appreciate. Ch‘én Hao says 殊無遠慮
但輕敵者, thus referring 惟 to the second verb. He continues, quoting
from the _Tso Chuan_: 蜂蠆有毒而况國乎則小敵亦不可輕 “If bees and
scorpions carry poison, how much more will a hostile state! [僖公,
XXII. 3.] Even a puny opponent, then, should not be treated with
contempt.”