11 When the foe doth stand two in a line, shoot thou thy bolt, for then will thine execution be twofold. Verily I say unto thee, Await thine opportunity, for a shell in time is as good as a mine.
12 Remember, my son, that the sum of two and two maketh four; yet in the reports of thine enemy thou shalt find it otherwise.
13 And because the pen is mightier than the sword, therefore believe it not, else shalt thou surely be deceived.
14 Verily I say unto thee, Blessed is the man that hath imagination, for his country shall win many battles.
15 Take ye heed of the lone voice, for in a multitude of counsellors thou shalt find confusion.
16 And an arsenal that is full of munitions is better than an hundred rulers full of words.
17 Hearken not unto the boasting of thine enemy and regard him not, for no man knoweth what the day may bring forth.
18 And in the time of its adversity the soul of a country revealeth itself.
19 Get thee about it and do things, for the voice of the sluggard dieth in his throat, but the worker is heard from afar off.
20 Make thou thy task according to thy strength, for no man that weareth costly teeth doth gnaw at the bones of an elephant.