Dighanikaya 31.262

31.262

Guyhamassa ācikkhatīti attano guyhaṃ nigūhituṃ yuttakathaṃ aññassa akathetvā tasseva ācikkhati. Guyhamassa parigūhatīti tena kathitaṃ guyhaṃ yathā añño na jānāti, evaṃ rakkhati. Āpadāsu na vijahatīti uppanne bhaye na pariccajati. Jīvitampissa atthāyāti attano jīvitampi tassa sahāyassa atthāya pariccattameva hoti, attano jīvitaṃ agaṇetvāpi tassa kammaṃ karotiyeva.

"He reveals his secret to him" means, without telling another, he reveals to him alone his own secret, speech that ought to be concealed. "He conceals his secret" means he protects a secret told by him so that no one else knows. "He does not abandon him in misfortunes" means when danger has arisen, he does not forsake him. "Even his life for his sake" means even his own life is indeed given up for the sake of that friend; even disregarding his own life, he indeed does his work.