I tell you, O friend, that the wise never place themselves, without sufficient reason, under the power of an enemy. Regarding this, two stories have been recited by Sage Usanasa. Listen carefully.
न ह्यमित्रे वशं यान्ति प्राज्ञा निष्कारणं सखे॥ अस्मिन्नर्थे च गाथे द्वे निबोधोशनसा कृते।