jiāng bù kě jiāo, jiāo zé shī lǐ, shī lǐ zé rén lí, rén lí zé zhòng pàn. jiāng bù kě lìn, lìn zé shǎng bù xíng, shǎng bù xíng zé shì bù zhì mìng, shì bù zhì mìng zé jūn wú gōng, wú gōng zé guó xū, guó xū zé kòu shí yǐ. kǒng zǐ yuē: rú yǒu zhōu gōng zhī cái zhī měi, shǐ jiāo qiě lìn, qí yú bù zú guān yě yǐ.
將不可驕,驕則失禮,失禮則人離,人離則眾判。將不可吝,吝則賞不行,賞不行則士不致命,士不致命則軍無功,無功則國虛,國虛則寇實矣。孔子曰:「如有周公之才之美,使驕且吝,其餘不足觀也已。」