Of the four kinds of friends, the second and the third are superior, while the first and the fourth should always be looked upon with suspicion. Regarding those acts, however, which the king should do personally, he should always look with suspicion on all the four.
चतुर्णां मध्यमौ श्रेष्ठौ नित्यं शङ्कयौ तथापरौ। सर्वे नित्यं शङ्कितव्याः प्रत्यक्षं कार्यमात्मनः॥