13. and while it was ruling, it came to an end and disappeared so that its place vanished. The next one rose up and ruled, and it held sway a long time.
14. While it was exercising its rule, it came to its end, so that it disappeared like the previous one.
15. Then a voice rang out, saying to this wing,
16. "Listen, you who have held sway over the earth all this time. I announce this to you before you begin to disappear.
17. No one after you will hold sway as long a time—not even half as long."
18. A third wing raised itself up, and it also exercised rulership like the previous ones, and it too disappeared.
19. And so it happened to each of the wings in turn, to come to power and then never to be seen again.
20. I looked, and indeed the wings that followed on the right side also rose up in time so that they too might rule, but some of those who came to power disappeared immediately,
21. while others of them rose up but didn’t succeed in establishing their rule.
22. After all this, I looked again, and the twelve wings and two of the little wings had disappeared.
23. Nothing remained on the body of the eagle except the three heads that were at rest and six little wings.
24. I looked and noticed that two of the six little wings were set apart and remained under the head on the right side, but four remained in their place.
25. I watched as these little wings plotted to rise up and take power.
26. One was raised up, but it immediately disappeared,