In matters of secrecy, a woman, a fool, a boy, a covetous man, a mean-minded person and he in whom signs of insanity are marked must not be consulted.
स्त्रिया मूढेन बालेन लुब्धेन लघुनापि वा। सर्वे चाराश्च न मन्त्रयीत गुह्यानि येषु चोन्मादलक्षणम्॥