And if there be any man here, overjoyed at being chosen to command, who urges you to make the expedition, merely for ends of his own-- specially if he be still too young to command-- who seeks to be admired for his stud of horses, but on account of its heavy expenses hopes for some profit from his appointment, do not allow such a one to maintain his private splendour at his country's risk, but remember that such persons injure the public fortune while they squander their own, and that this is a matter of importance, and not for a young man to decide or hastily to take in hand.
eta, garaile izango bagina ere, ez dizute euren esker ona erakutsiko mesedearen mailan, edo, porrotaren kasuan, hondamendira eramango dituzte euren lagunak. "Norbaitek, buruzagitzarako hautatua izan delako pozik, espedizioa egitera bultzatzen bazaituzte bere interes pertsonalak aurretik jarriz-batez ere buruzagi izateko gazteegia izanik-eta bere zaldi ukuiluengatik miresmena jaso nahian, baina zaldion kostua hain handia izanik, buruzagitzatik onura ateratzeko asmotan, halakoari ez iezaiozue utz inolaz ere bere burua harro erakusten hiria arriskuan jarriz;