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| 76.1.1 |
At
birth man are tender and weak.
At death they are hard and
stiff. |
| 76.1.2 |
When alive, all things and plants are tender and
delicate.
At death, they dry up and wither. |
| 76.1.3 |
So, (like the tree trunk), the hard and stiff
are followers of death,
the tender and weak are followers of
life. |
| 76.2 |
This is why (if an) army (is) strong, then no
victory.
(If) a tree is hard, then (it is) axed and snapped (and
made into woodwork). |
| 76.3 |
(Just like a tree,) the strong and big is
lower,
the tender and weak is
above. | |
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