50. But since gold and silver, being little useful to the life of man in proportion to food, raiment, and carriage, has its value only from the consent of men, whereof labour yet makes, in great part, the measure, it is plain, that men have agreed to a disproportionate and unequal possession of the earth, they having, by a tacit and voluntary consent, found out, a way how a man may fairly possess more land than he himself can use the product of, by receiving in exchange for the overplus gold and silver, which may be hoarded up without injury to any one;
50. Baina urrea eta zilarra gizakiaren bizitzarako ez direnez probetxuzkoak-janari, jantzi eta garraiobideekin alderatuta-, balioa gizakien arteko bat-etortzean oinarrituta hartu dute, eta horretarako lan jardunak ematen du hein handi batean neurria. Argi dago adierazi gabeko borondatezko bat-etortze horregatik gizakiek lurra proportzio ezberdinetan metatu dutela.