Good Behavior Wins Even An Enemy.

The Poor Wish For Wealth; Animals For The Faculty Of Speech; Men Wish For Heaven; And Godly Persons For Liberation.

Whoever Imposes Severe Punishment Becomes Repulsive To The People; While He Who Awards Mild Punishment Becomes Contemptible. But Whoever Imposes Punishment As Deserved Becomes Respectable. For Punishment When Awarded With Due Consideration, Makes The People Devoted To Righteousness And To Works Productive Of Wealth And Enjoyment; While Punishment, When Ill-awarded Under The Influence Of Greed And Anger Or Owing To Ignorance, Excites Fury Even Among Hermits And Ascetics Dwelling In Forests, Not To Speak Of Householders.

The Power Of A King Lies In His Mighty Arms; That Of A Brahmana In His Spiritual Knowledge; And That Of A Woman In Her Beauty Youth And Sweet Words.

He Is A Pandit (man Of Knowledge) Who Speaks What Is Suitable To The Occasion, Who Renders Loving Service According To His Ability, And Who Knows The Limits Of His Anger.

Sinfully Acquired Wealth May Remain For Ten Years; In The Eleventh Year It Disappears With Even The Original Stock.