1. Then the second young man, who had spoken of the strength of the king, spoke:
2. "Gentlemen, aren’t people superior who control land and sea and all that’s in them?
3. But the king is most superior, because he is their ruler and master, and whatever he might say to them they obey as soon as they hear it.
4. If he tells them to make war on each other, they do so; and if he sends them out against the enemy, they march and overcome mountain fortresses, walls, and towers.
5. They murder and are murdered, but they don’t disobey the king’s word. If they win a battle, they bring everything to the king—whatever plunder they take and everything else.