परदारान् परद्रव्यं परीवादं परस्य च ।
परिहासं गुरोः स्थाने चापल्यं च विवर्जयेत् ॥ ५१ ॥
Rightly, one should abstain from another's wife, another's wealth, and scolding another.
Likewise, one should refrain from ridiculing one's preceptor and falling prey to temptations.
परोपकरणं येषां जागर्ति हृदये सताम् ।
नश्यन्ति विपदस्तेषां सम्पदः स्युः पदे पदे ॥ ५२ ॥
For those good men in whose hearts well up sympathy and helpfulness towards others,
The dangers of life disappear, and prosperity showers all the time.
परोक्षे कार्यहन्तारं प्रत्यक्षे प्रियवादिनम् ।
वर्जयेत्तादृशं मित्रं विषकुम्भं पयोमुखम् ॥ ५३ ॥
That sort of friend who speaks sweetly to your face but harms your interests behind your back -
Give up such a friend at once, he is like the pot of poison frothing with milk in its mouth.
पादपानां भयं वातात् पद्मानां शिशिराद्भयम् ।
पर्वतानां भयं वज्रात् साधूनां दुर्जनाद्भयम् ॥ ५४ ॥
Trees fear the wind, lotuses fear wintry rain.
Mountains fear Indra's lightning strike and good men fear the evil-doers.
पादाभ्यांं न स्पृशेदग्निं गुरुं ब्राह्मणमेव च ।
नैव गां च कुमारीं च न वृद्धं न शिशुं तथा ॥ ५५ ॥
Never let your feet touch the fire, your preceptor or a Brahmin.
Likewise, step not on a cow, a maiden, an old man, nor a baby.
