Udanavarga 4.53

4.53

「人知奉其上，君父師道士，
信戒施聞慧，終吉所生安。
宿命有福慶，生世為人尊，
以道安天下，奉法莫不從。
王為臣民主，常以慈愛下，
身率以法戒，示之以休咎。
處安不忘危，慮明福轉厚，
福德之反報，不問尊以卑。」

“A man who knows how to reverence the higher powers, his parents, and religious teachers—who is full of faith, and obedience, and charity, and wisdom—shall certainly in the end attain a fortunate condition of birth. His destiny being thus a felicitous one, if born in the world he will be a ruler of men ("prince,” or “honourable,” among men), and by his wisdom will be able to control the empire. Reverencing the law, it cannot be but that he will become lord of men. And so continuing in the path of virtue, and not receding therefrom, he will ever be so born, and without any intermission enjoy increasing happiness.”