Pawns in our hands

I read this in an ancient Indian stories captured within Krishnavatara and had to share:

"Then his [Krishna/Vaasudeva's] voice grew kind. "And I tell you, she will marry you. She wants you..."

"Vassudeva, you don't know how heartless she is," said Shvetaku angrily. "I was only a pawn in her game."

"My brother, you don't know women," said Krishna with a laugh. "We are all pawns in their hands.

"But they can give us strength to make pawns of everyone else."