rājasu sarpeṣu svādhyāye prabhu śatruṣu |
bhoge cāyuṣi viśvāsaṁ kaḥ prājñaḥ kartum arhati || 199 ||
Which wise person would invest trust in politicians, snakes, the lessons learned by
oneself, one's employer, enemies, enjoyments, and one's expected life-span?
na viśvased aviśvaste viśvaste nātiviśvaset |
viśvāsād bhayam utpannaṁ mūlānyapi nikṛntati || 200 ||
One should never put trust in one who is untrustworthy, nor even put too much trust in one
who should be trusted, for the danger that arises from reposing trust on another cuts off one's
very roots.
apakṛtvā buddhimato dūrastho’smīti nāśvaset |
dīrghau buddhimato bāhū yābhyāṁ hiṁsati hiṁsitaḥ || 201 ||
Having wronged an intelligent person, one should never be confident of safety because he
lives far away. The intelligent persons have very long arms, whereby they can return wrongs
for wrongs done to them.
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