In this case indeed he may be well governed, but it would not be for long, because such a governor would in a short time take away his state from him. But if a prince who is not inexperienced should take counsel from more than one he will never get united counsels, nor will he know how to unite them. Each of the counsellors will think of his own interests, and the prince will not know how to control them or to see through them.
In questo caso, potria bene essere, ma durerebbe poco, perché quello governatore in breve tempo li torrebbe lo stato; ma, consigliandosi con più d'uno, uno principe che non sia savio non arà mai e' consigli uniti, non saprà per sé stesso unirli: de' consiglieri, ciascuno penserà alla proprietà sua; lui non li saprà correggere, né conoscere.