131. But though men, when they enter into society, give up the equality, liberty, and executive power they had in the state of nature, into the hands of the society, to be so far disposed of by the legislative, as the good of the society shall require; yet it being only with an intention in every one the better to preserve himself, his liberty and property; (for no rational creature can be supposed to change his condition with an intention to be worse) the power of the society, or legislative constituted by them, can never be supposed to extend farther, than the common good; but is obliged to secure every one's property, by providing against those three defects above mentioned, that made the state of nature so unsafe and uneasy.
131. Pertsonak gizarteratzen direnean, naturazko egoeran zuten berdintasunari, askatasunari eta botere betearazleari uko egiten diote, eta gizartearen esku utziko dituzte, legegileak erkidegoaren onerako erabil ditzan. Hala ere, hau guztia bakoitzak norbere askatasuna eta jabetzak hobe babes ditzan egiten da (ezin baita pentsa izaki arrazoidun batek txarreratzeko aldatuko duenik bere egoera); hortaz, gizarteak edo eta honek osaturiko botere legegileak ezin du guztien onetik aldendu. Bere betebeharra kide bakoitzaren jabetzak babestea da, eta naturazko egoera eroso eta ziur ez izateko hiru eragozpen horien aurka bitarteko guztiak erabiltzea.