Hitopdesh • Chapter 2 • Shloka 135
किं च । वरं मौनं कार्यं न च वचनमुक्तं यदनृतं
वरं क्लैब्यं पुंसां न च परकलत्राभिगमनम् ॥
वरं प्राणत्यागो न च पिशुनवाक्येष्वभिरुचिर्वरं
भिक्षाशित्वं न च परधनास्वादनसुखम् ॥
Again, better is silence observed than an untrue word spoken. Better is impotency for men than intercourse with another's wife. Better to abandon life than to have a liking for the words of the wicked; better to live on alms than to have the happiness of enjoying another's wealth.
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