82. Easy to understand is the yelp of jackals and the song of birds. But to interpret what humans say is difficult indeed. You may think, ‘He is my kin, my friend, my comrade true’ because before he made you happy, but now he may be an enemy. When we love someone they are always near, while those who like us not are always distant. The faithful friend is faithful still though you be oceans apart. He of corrupt mind is still corrupt though he be across the sea.
Ja.IV,217* (Ja 476)
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