But all this must be done with the strictest privacy; otherwise, not you, not I (i.e., it will be all over with us both). Having said these things Damanaka went to Karataka. Karataka asked him - What is the outcome (of your efforts)? Damanaka replied - A reciprocal breach (of friendship) has been affected as intended. Karataka observed - What doubt can there be as to that! For, Who, possibly, is a friend of the wicked? Who will not get angry when pressed with great importunity? Who does not become proud on account of wealth, and who is not clever in doing an evil deed?