Chapter 1 – Sentence 12

Giles:

While heading the profit of my counsel, avail yourself also of any helpful circumstances over and beyond the ordinary rules.

 

Goldwater:

Calculate any advantage by listening to ongoing updates of the current situation on the battlefield, and as necessary redeploy force to assist with the situation.

 

Traditional Chinese

計利以聽，乃為之勢，以佐其外。

 

Simplified Chinese

计利以听，乃为之势，以佐其外。

 

Pin Yin

jì lì yǐ tīng, nǎi wéi zhī shì, yǐ zuǒ qí wài.

 

計利以聽，乃為之勢，以佐其外。
Calculate advantage by listening,
and act force, use assist the outside.

 

計 利 以 聽，
Calculate advantage by listening,

 

乃 為 之 勢，
and act force,

 

以 佐 其 外。
use assist the outside.

 

Calculate advantage by listening (to updates from the field), and (make use of) force to assist the outside (situation).

Calculate (any) advantage (to utilize) by listening (to updates of the situation on the field), and (, on the basis of such, temporarily) redeploy force to assist (with the situation on the battlefield).

Calculate any advantage by listening to ongoing updates of the current situation on the battlefield, and as necessary redeploy force to assist with the situation.