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He has food in abundance,
though living away from his own home;
many live in dependence upon him —
he who does not betray his friends.
To whatever country he goes,
to the towns and royal capitals,
everywhere he is honored —
he who does not betray his friends.
Robbers do not overpower him;
the warrior-noble (khattiya) does not despise him;
he overcomes all his enemies —
he who does not betray his friends.
Free from anger he comes to his own home;
in the assembly he is welcomed with delight;
he is the foremost among his relatives —
he who does not betray his friends.
Having shown honor, he is honored;
showing respect, he is respected;
he bears praise and renown —
he who does not betray his friends.
One who venerates receives veneration;
one who salutes receives salutation in return;
and he attains glory and renown —
he who does not betray his friends.
He blazes like a fire;
he shines like a deity;
he is never forsaken by fortune (sirī) —
he who does not betray his friends.
His cattle breed and increase;
what is sown in his field grows up;
he eats the fruit of the seed that was sown —
he who does not betray his friends.
Whether fallen from a chasm, from a mountain,
or fallen from a tree, that man,
though fallen, obtains a firm footing —
he who does not betray his friends.
As the wind cannot overpower a banyan tree
whose network of roots has grown firm,
so enemies cannot overpower him —
he who does not betray his friends.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.