故受命，而出忘其國；即戎，忘其家；聞枹鼓之聲，唯恐不勝，忘其身。
They all face north and bow to the ground twice as they receive their command.
The Son of Heaven faces south and confers a battle-axe upon the general.
故必死。
He then walks to the east, faces west, and bows to him with joined and extended hands, indicating by this that he is relinquishing personal control of the army.
必死不如樂死，樂死不如甘死，甘死不如義死，義死不如視死如歸，此之謂也。
Thus, when the general goes out after having received his command, he forgets his state; on reaching the battle site, he forgets his family; on hearing the sound of the war drums, his concern is victory, so he forgets his own person. Thus, he is determined to die.
“Being determined to die is not as good as being glad to die; being glad to die is not as good as being resigned to dying; being resigned to dying is not as good as dying for the sake of principle; and dying for the sake of principle is not as good as regarding death as a homecoming.” That saying sums it up.
故一人必死，十人弗能待也；十人必死，百人弗能待也；百人必死，千人不能待也；千人必死，萬人弗能待也；萬人必死，橫行乎天下，令行禁止，王者之師也。
Thus, when one man is determined to die, ten men cannot resist him; when ten men are determined to die, a hundred men cannot resist them; when a hundred men are determined to die, a thousand men cannot resist them; when a thousand men are determined to die, ten thousand men cannot resist them; when ten thousand men are determined to die, they can then roam at will throughout the realm; when ordered to advance, they advance; when ordered to stop, they stop.
They are the troops of one who rules as a true king.