Those rulers, as it were, drive their people into an abyss and drown them. Who dares to oppose Your Majesty, if Your Majesty starts a punitive military action? As the saying goes, a benevolent ruler never meets his match. I beg Your Majesty not to doubt what I say."

Those rulers, as it were, drive their people into pit-falls, or drown them. Your Majesty will go to punish them. In such a case, who will oppose your Majesty?‘In accordance with this is the saying, —"The benevolent has no enemy." I beg your Majesty not to doubt what I say.’

Ch’in and Ch’u snare and drown their people. Go and smite them, King; and who shall stand against the King? Hence the saying, Love has no one against it. Pray do not doubt it, King.

Those emperors are dragging their people down into ruin. So if a true em¬peror invaded their countries, who would oppose him? Therefore it is said:No One Can Oppose the Humane. If only you would believe this."

They have plunged their people into misery. Let your majesty go and rectify (or punish) them and who will oppose you? The ancients say, the truly benevolent have no enemies under heaven: do not question what I say.