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4.129. Let him not bathe (immediately) after a meal, nor when he is sick, nor in the middle of the night, nor
frequently dressed in all his garments, nor in a pool which he does not perfectly know.
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4.130. Let him not intentionally step on the shadow of (images of) the gods, of a Guru, of a king, of a Snataka,
of his teacher, of a reddish-brown animal, or of one who has been initiated to the performance of a Srauta
sacrifice (Dikshita).
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4.131. At midday and at midnight, after partaking of meat at a funeral dinner, and in the two twilights let him
not stay long on a cross-road.
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4.132. Let him not step intentionally on things used for cleansing the body, on water used for a bath, on urine or
ordure, on blood, on mucus, and on anything spat out or vomited.
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4.133. Let him not show particular attention to an enemy, to the friend of an enemy, to a wicked man, to a thief,
or to the wife of another man.
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4.134. For in this world there is nothing so detrimental to long life as criminal conversation with another man’s
wife.
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4.135. Let him who desires prosperity, indeed, never despise a Kshatriya, a snake, and a learned Brahmana, be
they ever so feeble.
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4.136. Because these three, when treated with disrespect, may utterly destroy him; hence a wise man must never
despise them.
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4.137. Let him not despise himself on account of former failures; until death let him seek fortune, nor despair of
gaining it.
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4.138. Let him say what is true, let him say what is pleasing, let him utter no disagreeable truth, and let him
utter no agreeable falsehood; that is the eternal law.
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