ut ergo sine congressione pugnae possis superare eos pone custodes fontium ut non hauriant ex eis et sine gladio interficies eos vel certe fatigati tradent civitatem suam quam putant civitatem montibus positam superari non posse

“Please listen to our suggestion, my lord,” they said, “and your army will not sustain a single loss.

“Listen to what we have to say, my lord, and your army will suffer no losses.

Sir, if you listen to our advice, your troops will not suffer heavy losses.

Therefore (so) that thou mayest overcome them without (the) assailing of battle, set thou keepers of (or about) their wells, (so) that they draw not water (out) of those; and thou shalt slay them without sword, either certainly when they be made faint for default of water, they shall betake to thee their city, the which city, for it is set in the hills, they guess it may not be overcome. [Then that without going to fight thou be able to overcome them, put keepers of wells, that they draw not of them; and without sword, thou shalt slay them, or certainly wearied they shall take their city (unto thee), the which they ween in the hills to be not able to be overcome.]

“Let our lord hear a word, lest his army be defeated.

“Listen to what we have to say, my lord, and your army will suffer no losses.

‘Listen to what we have to say, my lord, and your army will suffer no losses.

“May our master listen to our advice, and your army won’t suffer any losses.

“Master, please listen to what we have to say, that there may be no losses among your forces.

“Let our lord hear a word, lest his army be defeated.

‘Listen to what we have to say, my lord, and your army will suffer no losses.