سندبادنامه 2.11

2.11

of the Chosroes of the Persians and great men of Iran, says: “Religion is strengthened by kingship, and kingship
is protected by religion”: religion grows powerful through kingship, and kingship remains stable through religion; and if the awe of the sword is not paired
and aligned with the firmness of the pen, and if there is no hope of recompense
and reward for good deeds, and no fear of retribution and punishment for evil deeds, the order of the world and the worldly will become invalid,
and fall from the path of rectitude, and no creature will put forward good deeds or store up virtues.
show no inclination; and when the principles of religion fall into disorder and the rites of punishment are neglected and abandoned, piety
and probity depart, the rules of chastity and restraint suffer disruption and dispersion, and the beliefs
of hearts retreat entirely, the organization of people and the welfare of lands scatter and disperse from the thread of order
and arrangement, the governance and administration of cities and inhabitants crumble,
affairs become tied to force, power, capability, and strength, and 'he who conquers plunders' becomes manifest,