>>40790695 (OP)Tao Te Ching
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Chapter 31
Victory Funeral
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Weapons of war
Are instruments of fear,
A spread of plague,
Hateful to living things.
Therefore the wise shun them.
Weapons are not auspicious tools,
And should be used only when no choice,
Then with only a calm, still mind
That doesnโt rejoice at victory.
To rejoice at victory
Is to enjoy killing people.
And to enjoy killing people
Is to lose share in the common good
And the possibility for worldly success.
The death of so many
Is cause for mourning.
Victory in war should be received
With funeral ceremonies.