If it be the death of a friend, one should perform it after a long time. If one has to give up a project already begun, he should do it after a long time. A friendship that is contracted after a long examination lasts for a long time.
चिरेण मित्रं बघ्नीयाच्चिरेण च कृतं त्यजेत्। चिरेण हि कृतं मित्रं चिरं धारणमर्हति॥