Verse 47

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In plain words

The king watches the man of wealth for a crime. The thief watches for him on the road. The slanderer waits for his ruin. The pack of relatives waits for a quarrel.

Close to the Sanskrit

The king looks for an offence in the possessor of wealth; the thief watches for him on the road; the slanderer watches for his meeting with calamity; the pack of co-heirs watches for a quarrel.