Six Secret Teachings, Martial Teaching — Opening the Way六韜 發啟
1All under Heaven is not the realm of one man but the realm of all under Heaven
文王在豐，召太公曰：「嗚呼！商王虐極，罪殺不辜，公尚助予憂民，如何？」太公曰：「王其修德以下賢，惠民以觀天道。天道無殃，不可先倡；人道無災，不可先謀。必見天殃，又見人災，乃可以謀。必見其陽，又見其陰，乃知其心；必見其外，又見其內，乃知其意；必見其疏，又見其親，乃知其情。行其道，道可致也；從其門，門可入也；立其禮，禮可成也；爭其強，強可勝也。全勝不鬥，大兵無創，與鬼神通。微哉！微哉！與人同病相救，同情相成，同惡相助，同好相趨。故無甲兵而勝，無衝機而攻，無溝塹而守。大智不智，大謀不謀，大勇不勇，大利不利；利天下者，天下啟之；害天下者，天下閉之。天下者，非一人之天下，乃天下之天下也。取天下者，若逐野獸，而天下皆有分肉之心。若同舟而濟，濟則皆同其利，敗則皆同其害。然則皆有啟之，無有閉之也。無取於民者，取民者也；無取於國者，取國者也；無取於天下者，取天下者也。無取民者，民利之；無取國者，國利之；無取天下者，天下利之。故道在不可見，事在不可聞，勝在不可知。微哉！微哉！鷙鳥將擊，卑飛斂翼；猛獸將搏，弭耳俯伏；聖有將動，必有愚色。今彼殷商，眾口相惑，紛紛渺渺，好色無極，此亡國之徵也。吾觀其野，草菅勝穀；吾觀其眾，邪曲勝直；吾觀其吏，暴虐殘疾，敗法亂刑，上下不覺，此亡國之時也。大明發而萬物皆照，大義發而萬物皆利，大兵發而萬物皆服。大哉！聖人之德，獨聞獨見，樂哉！」
King Wen was at Feng. He summoned Taigong and said, "Alas, the king of Shang has come to the height of cruelty and kills the guiltless. Sir, help me, I pray, in caring for the people. What is to be done?" Taigong said, "Let my lord cultivate his virtue and bend low before the worthy, be kind to the people, and watch the way of Heaven. While there is no calamity in the way of Heaven, you cannot be the first to raise the call. While there is no disaster in the way of men, you cannot be the first to lay plans. Only when you have surely seen a calamity of Heaven, and seen a disaster of men as well, can you lay plans. You must see his bright side and then his dark side, and only then do you know his heart. You must see what is outside and then what is within, and only then do you know his purpose. You must see what is far from him and then what is close to him, and only then do you know his feeling. Walk his road, and the road can be reached. Follow his gate, and the gate can be entered. Set up his rites, and the rites can be completed. Contend with his strength, and the strength can be overcome. A whole victory does not fight, and a great army takes no wound, and so it goes through to the spirits. Subtle indeed! Subtle indeed! Those who share the same sickness save one another, those who share the same feeling complete one another, those who share the same hatred help one another, those who share the same liking run to one another. So one wins without armor and weapons, attacks without ram or engine, and holds without moat or trench. Great wisdom is not wise, great counsel does not plan, great courage is not brave, great profit does not profit. He who benefits all under Heaven, all under Heaven opens to him. He who harms all under Heaven, all under Heaven closes against him. All under Heaven is not the realm of one man. It is the realm of all under Heaven. To take all under Heaven is like chasing a wild beast, for all under Heaven have a mind to share the meat. It is like crossing in the same boat, for if they cross they all share the gain, and if they founder they all share the harm. If it is so, then all open to him and none close against him. He who takes nothing from the people is the one who gains the people. He who takes nothing from the state is the one who gains the state. He who takes nothing from all under Heaven is the one who gains all under Heaven. Take nothing from the people, and the people benefit him. Take nothing from the state, and the state benefits him. Take nothing from all under Heaven, and all under Heaven benefits him. So the Way lies in what cannot be seen, the work lies in what cannot be heard, and the victory lies in what cannot be known. Subtle indeed! Subtle indeed! When the bird of prey is about to strike, it flies low and folds its wings. When the fierce beast is about to spring, it lays back its ears and crouches down. When the sage is about to move, he is sure to wear a foolish look. Now that Yin Shang — the many mouths bewitch one another, all is confusion and haze, and the love of women has no end. These are the signs of a state about to perish. I look at their fields, and weeds are beating the grain. I look at their multitude, and the crooked are beating the straight. I look at their officials, and they are cruel and savage, they break the law and throw the punishments into disorder, and neither high nor low perceives it. This is the hour of a state about to perish. When the great brightness comes forth, the myriad things are all lit. When the great righteousness comes forth, the myriad things all gain. When the great army comes forth, the myriad things all submit. Great indeed is the virtue of the sage, who alone hears and alone sees. Joyful indeed!"