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Those who desire good, good friends, And the wise are rare; Y And also gentle and pleasing, A good person who cures disease. 146. Not heavy, not lazy, Not deceitful, truthful, pure; Not greedy, desiring benefit, Such a one is the best friend. 147. Whoever abandons the permanent, And cultivates the impermanent; The permanent also perishes for him, What to say of the impermanent. 148. One should not win over the greedy with wealth, Nor the arrogant with folded hands; The foolish with compliance to their desires, But the wise with truth. 149. The best one should win with gifts, The brave one should conquer with division; The base one with constant flattery, The equal one with strength. 150. Whatever quality a person has, With that he should be approached; The wise one, entering into it, Should quickly bring him under control. 151. With whom one desires relationship, One should not do three things; Quarreling, concerning wealth, And speaking ill of his wife in his absence. 152. Through too frequent association, And not visiting occasionally; Through this, friends grow old, And through untimely requests. 153. Therefore, one should not go too often, Nor should one go very rarely; One should ask for a favor at the right time, Thus, friends do not grow old. 154. These come together more, Their bond does not grow old; He who endures being reproached, And he who understands instruction. 155. If the good quarrel, They quickly make peace again; Fools break like pots, They do not reach reconciliation. 156. Association with which friend, Destroys security; One should protect oneself from him, Like one's own eye, before he collapses. 157. Association with which friend, Increases security; One should behave equally with him, In all matters, the wise one. 158. Even a quality equal to omniscience, Fades, what to say of one without support; Even a priceless jewel, Shines relying on gold. 159. Joint by joint, sugarcane, Is more delicious as one goes along; So is a good friend, The opposite is a bad person. 160. By that sage it was said, Whatever worldly things there are; So are the things leading to Nibbana, There are transcendental things. 161. Having found a good friend, All those are for living beings; Therefore, in good friends, Attention should always be paid. 162. He who is grateful and appreciative, wise, A good friend, and firm in devotion, Diligently performs the duties of the afflicted, Such a one they call a good person. 163. From whom a person learns the Dhamma, And the peaceful ones who dispel his doubts, He is a lamp and a refuge for him, A wise man should not let friendship with him grow old. The Discourse on Leadership 164. Whether farmer, merchant, or official, Ascetic or one learned and virtuous, When these are abundant, The kingdom too will be abundant. 165. When these are weak, The kingdom too will be weak; Therefore, the kingdom should be abundant, Maintaining the essence of the kingdom. 166. Of a great fruit-bearing tree, He who plucks the unripe fruit, Neither knows its flavor, Nor does its seed prosper. 167. Like a great tree is the kingdom, Which he rules unjustly; He neither knows its flavor, Nor does the kingdom prosper. 168. Of a great fruit-bearing tree, He who plucks the ripe fruit, Knows its flavor, And its seed prospers. 169. Like a great tree is the kingdom, Which he rules justly; He knows its flavor, And the kingdom prospers. 170. The king who Unjustly rules the country, That king with his army, Becomes hostile to the nobles. 171. Likewise, those engaged in Violence in towns, in buying and selling, In taxes, gifts, and levies, Become hostile to the treasury. 172. In great forest lands, "I have made an investment," The king who incites violence, Becomes hostile to his army. 173. Likewise, violence against ascetics, Restrained and practicing celibacy; The king who acts unrighteously, Becomes hostile to heaven. 174. Self-made, not by another, Great rivers are ever flowing; Likewise, the king's Sovereignty over his kingdom. 175. Whether evil or good, Whatever the leader does, The world does likewise, The wise should understand this. 176. As the care of offspring Is for tortoises, fish, Hens, and cows, So is it for kings among men. 77. Those without a leader perish, Those with many leaders perish; Those with lazy leaders perish, Those with gossiping leaders perish. 178. Where there are many leaders, All thinking themselves wise; All wanting greatness, Their work is ruined. 179. For progress, for ruin, Too many leaders are a great burden; Lilies perish, Lotuses with a hundred petals. 180. A discontented ascetic is ruined, A contented king is ruined; A modest prostitute is ruined, An immodest woman of good family is ruined. 181. One should not go ahead of the group, When the task is done, the reward is equal; If there is a failure of the task, The loudmouth is killed there. 182. A deaf ascetic, A brave man with battle wounds, A drunken messenger, a king, These I do not trust. 183. One should know a servant by his task, Relatives in times of fear; Likewise, a friend in adversity, And a wife when wealth is gone. 184. A hero returned from battle, Wealth that has come home; Old rice one should praise, And a wife past her youth. 185. Among those with faith and affection, who are at peace, A hundred coins are not a group; Among those without faith and affection, who are not at peace, Even one coin is a group. 186. Untamed taming is giving, Giving is the means to all ends; By giving and kind speech, They rise and they bow. 187. Giving is the medicine of affection, Stinginess is the medicine of ill-will; Giving is the medicine of fame, Stinginess is the medicine of destruction. 188. Giving food in famine, Giving gold in plenty; Giving the gift of fearlessness in fear, Is highly regarded even in heaven. 189. A hundred eyes, a hundred ears, The leader's spies are always; Yet he is blind and deaf; Such is the nature of leadership. 190. Forgiveness, wakefulness, standing firm, Sharing, and seeing the right moment; These are the qualities of a leader, To be desired by one who seeks welfare. 191. One who is too mild is despised, One who is too harsh creates enmity; Knowing both of these, One should practice moderation. 192. It is not possible with extreme mildness, Nor with extreme harshness; To establish oneself in greatness, Therefore, practice both. 193. Behind the b One should not associate, With a fire in the belly; With the master in every way, With the next world without deceit. 194. One should not serve a harsh master, Nor a stingy one with service; Then one should serve the promoter, Then serve the restrainer. 195. She is not a queen who conquers the unconquered, He is not a friend who conquers a friend; She is not a wife who opposes her husband, They are not servants who do not support the old. 196. That is not an assembly where saints are not, Those are not saints who do not speak the Dhamma; Having abandoned lust, hatred, and delusion, Those who speak the Dhamma are indeed saints. 197. The protection of learning is constant application; The family's custom is the man's knowledge; The king's heedlessness is the pacification of delight, But of women, I know no protection. Women's Talk 198. Not to a mother, daughter, or, Even a wise sister; Not in a secluded seat, secrets, Women are indeed deceitful. 199. The fickleness of lightning, The sharpness of weapons; The swiftness of wind and fire, Women imitate. 200. Women's food is twofold, And intelligence is fourfold; Effort is sixfold, And desire is eightfold. 201. For each woman, There might be eight husbands; Brave and strong, Enjoying all kinds of tastes; She would desire a ninth, For the insatiable is never full. 202. They speak with one, Look at another with charm; Think of yet another, Who is dear to women? 203. Even if one with a thousand tongues, Were to live for a hundred years; By him, the faults of women, Though spoken, would not be exhausted. 204. Fire, water, fools, Snakes, and royal families; Should be avoided with effort, For they are takers of life. 205. Trust should not be placed, In women and the wicked; In poison, horned beasts, diseases, Rivers, and royal families. 206. A weapon, though well-aimed, should be considered, A king, though well-served, should be doubted; A young woman, though in hand, should be guarded, Where is trust in weapons, kings, and young women? 207. Unsuitable work Distance and discord, And war of the Sangha with mighty ones; Trusting deeds and constant heedlessness, The wise call them the doors to hell. 208. As a man might grasp the wind with a net, Or drain the ocean with one hand; Or make a sound with his own palate, So he who indulges in all things heedlessly. 209. Even a single woman, Is said to be a bed by the sage; Woman is the best of goods, And an excellent attendant. 210. He who always supports her, Ever zealous and diligent; That husband who brings all desires, She does not despise. 211. Nor should she, in anger, harm her husband, Or provoke him with jealousy; The husband is like all the teachers, The wise woman honors him. 212. She rises early, is not lazy, Gathers her attendants; She behaves pleasingly to her husband, And protects his wealth. 213. Thus behaves the woman, Following her husband's will; Pleasant are those places, Where she is reborn. 214. The song is the beauty of the cuckoo, Chastity is the beauty of a woman; Knowledge is the beauty of the ugly, Forgiveness is the beauty of ascetics. 215. A wise man should bring from a good family, Even an ugly maiden; But not marry a beautiful one from a low family, Marriage should be equal. 216. Take nectar from poison, Gold even from filth; Excellent knowledge even from the lowly,