And so . . . not thoroughly know

Critical Text

Yinqueshan Text

故 不 盡 於　知 用 兵。。。

Shiyijia zhu Text

故 不 盡 知 用 兵 之 害 者 則 不 能 盡 知 用　兵 之 利 也

Translation

And so one who does not thoroughly know the harm from employing the military cannot thoroughly know the advantage from employing the military.

Annotations

Although hai 害 (*g惊d) and li 利 (*lied) are not considered rhymes in the classical system, it is clear from the parallel structure of the passage that the author is taking advantage of their sonoric resemblance.