What is the previous sentence of "put yourself to death and live again"? It's a couplet.

"Thrown to death and then resurrected" evolved from "Thrown to death and then resurrected", that is, the previous sentence is "Thrown to death and then survived."

"Throw yourself into a place of death and then survive; fall into a place of death and then live." Meaning: to reach a place of destruction, and then be able to survive; to fall into a situation of death, and then be able to find a way to survive.

Source: "Sun Tzu·Nine Places" by Sun Wu in the late Spring and Autumn Period.

Excerpts from the original text:

Throw yourself into death and then survive; be trapped in death and then live.

If everyone is in harm’s way, then they can win or lose.

Therefore, when it comes to military matters, one must follow the enemy's will, keep the enemy consistent, and kill generals from thousands of miles away. This is said to be accomplished by cleverness.

Translation:

Assign combat missions to subordinates without explaining their intentions. Only inform the benefits without pointing out the harms. Only by putting soldiers in danger can we turn danger into safety; by putting soldiers in danger can we bring them back to life.

The army is in dire straits before it can win. Therefore, the key to guiding the war is to carefully observe the enemy's strategic intentions, concentrate troops to attack one part of the enemy, run thousands of miles, and kill the enemy general. This is the so-called clever use of troops to achieve the goal of defeating the enemy. Extended information

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