It is seen in this world that the friends and followers of persons in affluence behaved towards them with devotion. The friends and followers, however, of the poor fall away during even the life-time of the poor.
इह लोके हि धनिनां स्वजन: स्वजनायते। स्वजनस्तु दरिद्राणां जीवतामपि नश्यति॥