Simhasanadvatrimshika 7.3

7.3

dharmo rakṣati rakṣito nanu hato hanti dhruvaṃ prāṇino;
hantavyo na tataḥ sa eva śaraṇaṃ saṃsāriṇāṃ sarvathā;
dharmaḥ prāpayatī 'ha tat padam api dhyāyanti yad yogino;
no dharmāt suhṛd asti nai 'va sukhino no paṇḍitā dhārmikāt. || 3 ||

Righteousness protects when protected; surely destroyed, it destroys living beings; / therefore it must not be violated, as it is the refuge of worldly beings in every way; / righteousness leads here to that very abode upon which yogins meditate; / there is no friend like righteousness, nor are any happy or wise except the righteous man. || 3