第五篇：勢(兵勢)
Chapter 5：Energy

6. 故善出奇者，無窮如天地，不竭如江河。終而復始，日月是也。死而復生，四時是也。

所以懂得善用奇兵的指揮官，其戰術之變化如天地之運行沒有止盡，如江河之流水不會枯竭。終而復始，像日月之運行；死而復生，如四季之變換。

Hence, the commander who knows how to use indirect approaches will have tactics that are incessant as the movement of heaven and earth, unexhausted as the flow of rivers and streams; like sun and moon repeatedly rising and falling, like four seasons periodically passing away then returning.

7. 聲不過五，五聲之變，不可勝聽也。

樂曲不過有「1宮、2商、3角、5徵、6羽」五個基本的音符，然而將這五個音符的變換組合在一起，能組成的旋律多到讓我們聽不完。

Music is composed of not more than five basic notes (Do, Re, Mi, So, La), however, in combination they can produce more melodies than we may ever hear.

8. 色不過五，五色之變，不可勝觀也。

影像不過包括五個基本顏色「黃白藍紅黑」，但將它們的變化組合在一起，可以產生的圖像多到讓人看不完。

An image is consisted of not more than five basic colors (yellow, white, blue, red, black), yet the combination of them can yield more pictures than one may ever see.

9. 味不過五，五味之變，不可勝嘗也。

食品內不過包括「酸甜苦辣鹹」五種基本的味道，然而將此五種味道混調在一起，所產生的美食多到讓人品嚐不完。

Food is made with not more than five basic flavors (sour, sweet, bitter, acrid, salt), but in combination they can create more gourmets than one may ever taste.

10. 戰勢不過奇正，奇正之變，不可勝窮之也。

作戰的方式不過就是奇(奇襲/奇兵)正(正面迎敵/正規軍)兩種，然而將它們的變化加以調節整合，得勝的策略將無止盡。

The type of military actions is not more than two methods, direct attacks and indirect raids, but combinations of them can produce unlimited series of maneuvers for victory.

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