The king should not confide (in others than his own servants), nor should he place too much confidence (in even his servants). He should, by own intelligence, find out the merits and short-comings of the six principal works of sovereignty.
न विश्वसेच्च नृपतिर्न चात्यर्थं च विश्वसेत्। पाड्गुण्यगुणदोषांश्च नित्यं बुद्ध्यावलोकयेत्॥