For being distracted in opinions concerning the best use and application of their strength, they do not help, but hinder one another; and reduce their strength by mutuall opposition to nothing: whereby they are easily, not onely subdued by a very few that agree together; but also when there is no common enemy, they make warre upon each other, for their particular interests.
Zeren, beren indarra nola erabili eta aplikatu irizten bakoitza bere aldetik ibiliz gero, elkar lagundu barik oztopatu egiten dute, eta elkarkontrakotasunak ezerezera ekartzen du daukaten indarra: eta horrela, talde ongi batu batek aise menperatuko ditu eta, honez gain, etsai komunik ez izanda ere, bakoitzaren interesak bitarteko direla, gerran hasiko dira elkarren kontra.