Besidesthis, onecannotbyfairdealing, andwithoutinjurytoothers, satisfythenobles, butyoucansatisfythepeople, fortheirobjectismorerighteousthanthatofthenobles, thelatterwishingtooppress, , becauseoftheirbeingtoomany, whilstfromthenobleshecansecurehimself, ; butfromhostilenobleshehasnotonlytofearabandonment, butalsothattheywillriseagainsthim; forthey, beingintheseaffairsmorefar-seeingandastute, alwayscomeforwardintimetosavethemselves, , theprinceiscompelledtolivealwayswiththesamepeople, buthecandowellwithoutthesamenobles, beingabletomakeandunmakethemdaily, andtogiveortakeawayauthoritywhenitpleaseshim.
Therefore, tomakethispointclearer, Isaythatthenoblesoughttobelookedatmainlyintwoways: thatistosay, theyeithershapetheircourseinsuchawayasbindsthementirelytoyourfortune, , andarenotrapacious, oughttobehonouredandloved; thosewhodonotbindthemselvesmaybedealtwithintwoways; theymayfailtodothisthroughpusillanimityandanaturalwantofcourage, inwhichcaseyououghttomakeuseofthem, especiallyofthosewhoareofgoodcounsel; andthus, whilstinprosperityyouhonourthem, , itisatokenthattheyaregivingmorethoughttothemselvesthantoyou, andaprinceoughttoguardagainstsuch, andtofearthemasiftheywereopenenemies, becauseinadversitytheyalwayshelptoruinhim.
