Hitopadesha 1.22

1.22

sujīrṇam annaṃ suvicakṣaṇaḥ sutaḥ
suśāsitā strī nṛpatiḥ susevitaḥ |
sucintya coktaṃ suvicārya yat kṛtaṃ
sudīrgha-kāle'pi na yāti vikriyām //

Well-digested food, a very clever son, / a well-governed wife, a king who is well-served, / and whatever is spoken after careful thought or done after thorough deliberation / does not come to harm, even after a very long time.

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etad vacanaṃ śrutvā kaścit kapotaḥ sa-darpam āha-āḥ ! kim evam ucyate ?

Hearing this speech, a certain pigeon said with arrogance: "Ah! Why do you speak like this?

"Why, yes!" said a certain pigeon, with some presumption, "but you've read the verse—