11. If two lie down together, they will be warm.But a person alone will not be warm.
12. An enemy might defeat one person,but two people together can defend themselves.A rope that has three parts wrapped togetheris hard to break.
13. A young person may be poor but wise. He is better than a foolish, old king who doesn’t listen to advice.
14. I saw such a young person become king. He had been born poor in the kingdom. He had even gone to prison before becoming king.
15. I watched some of the people who live on earth follow him. They made him their king.
16. Yes, a great many people followed him at first. But later, they did not like him, either. So fame and power are shown to be useless. They are like chasing the wind.