Original Text:
子曰以不教民战是谓弃之
Translation:
Other Translations:
The Master said, “Leading people who have not been instructed into battle—this is called, ‘throwing them away.’ ”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, To fail to instruct the common people in warfare—you could call that throwing them away.
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.