The king, O monarch, should, be able to make his enemies sleep under a sense of security. He should not, however, himself trust any one. The reposing of confidence on even his own son is not good.
विश्वासयेत् परांश्चैव विश्वसेच्च न कस्यचित्। पुत्रेष्वपि हि राजेन्द्र विश्वासो न प्रशस्यते॥