दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतोऽपि सन् ।

मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किमसौ न भयंकरः ॥ 1016

 

Durjanah parihartavyo vidyayalankruto api san ।

Mi phataanina bhushitah sarpah kimasau na bhayankarah ॥

 

Keep away from evil people even if they are well educated.

A snake adorned with a jewej is no less dangerous.

 

निर्विषेणापि सर्पेण कर्तव्या महती फटा ।

विषं भवतु मा वास्तु फटाटोपो भयङ्करः ॥ 1017

 

Nirveshanapi sarpena kartavya mahati phata ।

Visham bhavatu ma vastu phatatopo bhayankarah ॥

 

Even a non-poisonous snake should display a hood.

Poison or no poison, a large hood creates a scare.

 

शुरोऽसि कृतविद्योऽसि दर्शनीयोऽसि पुत्रक ।

यस्मिन्कुले त्वमुत्पन्नो गजस्तत्र न हन्यन्ते ॥ 1018

 

Shuro asi krutavidyo asi darshaniyo asi potraka ।

Yasminkule tvamutpanno gajastatra na hanyate ॥

 

My son, you are brave, educated and good looking.

But in the family that you were produced, elephants are not killed.

(A king tells a potter who wants to join the army and fight)

 

विवादो धनसम्बन्धो याचनं चातिभाषणम् ।

आदानमग्रतः स्थानं मैत्रीभङ्गस्य हेतवः ॥ 1019

 

Vivado dhanasambandho yachanam chatibhasganam ।

Adanamagratah sthanam maitribhangasya hetavah ॥

 

Quarrel, financial relations, begging, excessive talking,

borrowing, competitiveness are the reasons that break friendships.

 

माता मित्रं पिता चेति स्वभावात् त्रतयं हितम् ।
कार्यकारणतश्चान्ये भवन्ति हितबुद्धयः ॥ 1020

 

Mata mitram pita cheti svabhavat trayam hitam ।

Karyakaranatashchanye bhavanti hitabuddhayah ॥

 

Mother, Friend and Father - these three by nature do good to you.

Anybody else being nice to you is always for their own benefit.