Art of War 9.7
The Art of War (孫子兵法), The Army On The March 行軍篇
絶斥澤惟亟去無留
In crossing salt-marshes, your sole concern should be to get over them quickly, without any delay.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Lionel Giles's notes
Because of the lack of fresh water, the poor quality of the herbage, and last but not least, because they are low, flat, and exposed to attack.
Character glossary
- 絶juécut
- 斥chìto scold, to upbraid; to accuse, to blam
- 澤zémarsh, swamp; brilliance, grace
- 惟wéibut, however, nevertheless; only
- 亟jíurgently, immediately, extremely
- 去qùto go away, to leave, to depart
- 無wúno, not; lacking, -less
- 留liúto stay, to remain; to preserve, to keep
Passages with shared wording
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.