The four acts which are done with words, O king, and which should never be done or even thought of, are evil conversation, harsh words, giving other people's faults, and falsehood.
असत्प्रलाप पारुष्यं पैशुन्यमनृतं तथा। चत्वारि वाचा राजेन्द्र न जल्पेन्नानुचिन्तयेत्॥