That man, who bears the reproaches and slanders of wicked men uttered in assemblies, or who reads frequently these instructions, never suffers any pain from words.
विगर्हणां परमदुरात्मना कृतां सहेत यः संसदि दुर्जनान्नरः। पठेदिदं चापि निदर्शनं सदा न वाड्मयं स लभति किंचिदप्रियम्॥