Manu Smriti - Hindu Online

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7.31. By him who is pure (and) faithful to his promise, who acts according to the Institutes (of the sacred law),
who has good assistants and is wise, punishment can be (justly) inflicted.
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7.32. Let him act with justice in his own domain, with rigour chastise his enemies, behave without duplicity
towards his friends, and be lenient towards Brahmanas.
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7.33. The fame of a king who behaves thus, even though he subsist by gleaning, is spread in the world, like a
drop of oil on water.
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7.34. But the fame of a king who acts in a contrary manner and who does not subdue himself, diminishes in
extent among men like a drop of clarified butter in water.
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7.35. The king has been created (to be) the protector of the castes (varna) and orders, who, all according to their
rank, discharge their several duties.
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7.36. Whatever must be done by him and by his servants for the protection of his people, that I will fully declare
to you in due order.
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7.37. Let the king, after rising early in the morning, worship Brahmanas who are well versed in the threefold
sacred science and learned (in polity), and follow their advice.
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7.38. Let him daily worship aged Brahmanas who know the Veda and are pure; for he who always worships
aged men, is honoured even by Rakshasas.
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7.39. Let him, though he may already be modest, constantly learn modesty from them; for a king who is modest
never perishes.
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7.40. Through a want of modesty many kings have perished, together with their belongings; through modesty
even hermits in the forest have gained kingdoms.
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