Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Or what king, when he is setting out to fight another king, does not first sit down and consider if with ten thousand men he is able to meet one who is coming against him with twenty thousand?

Oder welcher König, der auszieht, um sich mit einem anderen König in Krieg einzulassen, setzt sich nicht zuvor nieder und ratschlagt, ob er imstande sei, dem mit Zehntausend entgegen zu treten, der wider ihn kommt mit Zwanzigtausend?

¿O cuál rey, habiendo de ir á hacer guerra contra otro rey, sentándose primero no consulta si puede salir al encuentro con diez mil al que viene contra él con veinte mil?

Ou qual rei, indo a guerra para lutar contra outro rei, não se senta primeiro para consultar, se pode ir ao encontro com dez mil soldados ,vindo contra ele vinte mil?

Ou qual é o rei que, partindo para combater outro rei, não senta primeiro para se aconselhar sobre se é capaz de, com dez mil homens, lutar contra o outro rei que vem contra ele com vinte mil homens?