Hitopadesha 2.44

2.44

aparaṃ ca-
yo nātmaje na ca gurau na ca bhṛtya-varge
dīne dayāṃ na kurute na ca bandhu-varge |
kiṃ tasya jīvita-phalena manuṣya-loke
kāko 'pi jīvati cirāya baliṃ ca bhuṅkte //

For assisting friends, and defeating enemies also, the service of kings is desirable. To enter upon it for a mere living makes the thing low indeed. There must be dogs and elephants; but servants need not be like hungry curs, while their masters are noble. What say the books?