Kural 891<\/p>\n
Of all the ways to protect oneself, the foremost is this:
\ndo not belittle the prowess of powerful men.
\nKural 892<\/p>\n
Disrespectful conduct toward great men will bring,
\nthrough those great men, unremitting miseries.
\nKural 893<\/p>\n
If you desire destruction, simply ignore the rules
\nand provoke those who, if they desire, can destroy you.
\nKural 894<\/p>\n
For the powerless to wreak harm upon the powerful
\nis to summon Death with a gesturing hand.
\nKural 895<\/p>\n
Once he incurs a fierce king’s withering wrath,
\none is doomed, wherever he wanders, whatever he does.
\nKural 896<\/p>\n
Though burned by a blazing fire, one may still survive;
\nbut there is no survival for those who offend great men.
\nKural 897<\/p>\n
What is the use of a man’s varied life and splendid wealth
\nif he reaps the wrath of great and righteous men?
\nKural 898<\/p>\n
If men of mountainous stature are meagerly esteemed,
\nothers who seemed as enduring as earth will die, as will their kin.
\nKural 899<\/p>\n
The most kingly king will tumble from his throne and die,
\nshould he unleash a towering sage’s bridled temper.
\nKural 900<\/p>\n
Though he commands unrivaled powers of protection,
\na king cannot survive the wrath of powerful ascetics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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