A Trumpeter marched into battle in the van of the army and put courage into his comrades by his warlike tunes. Being captured by the enemy, he begged for his life, and said, “Do not put me to death; I have killed no one: indeed, I have no weapons, but carry with me only my trumpet here.” But his captors replied, “That is only the more reason why we should take your life; for, though you do not fight yourself, you stir up others to do so.”
有一个吹号手参加战斗，站在队伍的前列，用自己激昂的曲调鼓励战友们。但他不幸被敌人俘虏，他祈求敌人饶了他的命，说：“别杀我，我一个人都没有杀过，我都没有武器，只是带着我的号而已。”但是俘虏他的人说：“因此我们才更应该要了你的命，你自己不战斗，却煽动别人去。”