To have a fief of a thousand chariots in a state of ten thousand chariots or a fief of a hundred chariots in a state of a thousand chariots, can not be regarded as a small allotment. But if profit comes first and righteousness second, the killers will not be satisfied without seizing possession of whatever they covet.

To have a thousand in ten thousand, and a hundred in a thousand, cannot be said not to be a large allotment, but if righteousness be put last, and profit be put first, they will not be satisfied without snatching all.

A thousand out of ten thousand, a hundred out of a thousand, is no little; but when gain is put before right, only robbery can fill the maw.

A thousand in ten thousand or a hundred in a thousand - this is no small amount. But when people betray Duty and crave profit, they aren’t content until they've got it all.

That of ten thousand, one thousand should be taken and of one thousand, one hundred, is not little, but if you put profit first, and keep justice in the back ground, they will not be satisfied without seizing the whole.