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He who leads one from comfort into sorrow without resistance suffers sorrow himself across lifetimes — such is the karmic law.
A beautiful body is defined by proportion: upright and neither too short nor too long — with a slightly bent form and a full belly.
Swift completion of duties brings fame to the wise, while delay brings only visible busyness and eventual material gain.
Two arrogant people in solitude, both full-breasted and obstinate, resemble isolated, unattractive poverty-stricken forms of pride.
When a king lacks wisdom, his minister praises the unworthy and the wicked thrive, leaving no room for the virtuous.
Like failing in both luxury and love, the misguided soul loses both wealth and meaning, collapsing like a defeated conqueror.
The twin breasts, though cherished by sages and heard in scriptures, can still delude and destroy even the wisest — such is the danger of lust.
When a king lacks discernment, the qualities of the virtuous perish — like a chaste woman’s bosom wasting in a lover’s absence.
One who places hope in a foolish ruler thinks “he will enrich me,” but such hopes are misplaced and ruinous.
Lack of wisdom is the root cause of all troubles. In this world, one without discernment is no better than an animal — there's no doubt.
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