From the heat of the worldly fires, these three provide relief: a worthy son, a loving wife, and company of the truthful.

Only once is uttered the command by the king, only once are words spoken by the learned, only once is a daughter given in marriage, these three are done only once.

Alone for performing austerities, two for studying, three for singing, four for journey, five for agriculture, and many for war.

She is a wife who is pure and competent, she is a wife who remains faithful to her husband, she is a wife whom the husband loves, she is a wife who speaks truthfully.

Without a son, a house is empty; directions are empty without relations; a fool’s heart is empty; absolutely empty is poverty.

Without its application, knowledge is poison; in stomach troubles, food is poison; in poverty, a social gathering is poison; in old age, a young woman is poison.

Discard the religion that shows no mercy, discard the Guru who is without knowledge, discard the wife who has an angry mouth, discard the relative who has no affection.

Travel ages the body, mountains by water are aged, lack of sexual intercourse ages a woman, clothes by heat are aged.

Even in poison, nectar can be found; in filth, gold; in an enemy, good characteristics; and in a child, words of wisdom.