Virtuous Persons And Fruit-laden Trees

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.

It Is Better To Live Under A Tree In A Jungle Inhabited By Tigers And Elephants, To Maintain Oneself In Such A Place With Ripe Fruits And Spring Water, To Lie Down On Grass And To Wear The Ragged Barks Of Trees Than To Live Amongst One's Relations When Reduced To Poverty.

The Demerits Of Our Own People Bringh Infamiy. Their Disgrace Is Our Own Disgrace. That Is Why Infamy Os Such People Relly Hurts . It Is Desifrable That The Ruler Or The Administrator May Work In A Way That Such Disgraceful Conduct May Not Occur.

Even As The Unborn Babe Is In The Womb Of His Mother, These Five Are Fixed As His Life Destiny: His Life Span, His Activities, His Acquisition Of Wealth And Knowledge, And His Time Of Death.

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