and employed in his own (harmless) acts, are raised three parties, viz., friends, neutrals, and foes.  They that are rapacious hate them that are pure.  The idle hate the active.  The unlearned hate the learned.  The poor hate the rich.  The unrighteous hate the righteous.  The ugly hate the beautiful.  Many amongst the learned, the unlearned, the rapacious, and the deceitful, would falsely accuse an innocent person even if the latter happens to be possessed of the virtues and intelligence of Vrihaspati himself.  If meat had really been stolen from thy house in thy absence, remember, the jackal refuses to take any meat that is even given to him.  Let this fact be well considered (in finding out the thief).  Wicked persons sometimes put on the semblance of the good, and they that are good sometimes wear the semblance of the wicked.  Diverse kinds of aspect are noticeable in creatures.  It is, therefore, necessary to examine which is which.  The firmament seems to be like the solid base of a vessel.  The fire-fly seems to be like the actual spark of fire.  In reality, however, the sky has no base and there is no fire in the fire-fly.  You see, there is necessity. therefore, for scrutiny in respect of even such things as are addressed to the eye.  If a person ascertains everything after scrutiny, he is never called upon to indulge in any kind of regret afterwards.  It is not at all difficult, O son, for a master to put his servant to death.  Forgiveness, however, in persons possessed of power, is always praiseworthy and productive of renown.  Thou hadst made the jackal thy first minister.  In consequence of that act, thou hadst earned great fame among all neighbouring chiefs.  A good minister cannot be obtained easily.  The jackal is thy well-wisher.  Let him, therefore, be supported.  The king who regards a really innocent person falsely accused by his enemies to be guilty, soon meets the destruction in consequence of the wicked ministers that lead him to that conviction.’  After the tiger’s mother had concluded her speech, a righteous agent of the jackal, stepping out of that phalanx of his foes, discovered everything about the manner in which that false accusation had been made.  The jackal’s innocence being made manifest, he was acquitted and honoured by his master.  The king of beasts affectionately embraced him again and again.  The jackal, however, who was conversant with the science of policy, burning with grief, saluted the king of beasts and solicited his permission for throwing away his life by observing the Praya vow.  The tiger, casting upon the virtuous jackal his eyes expanded with affection and honouring hit’ with reverential worship, sought to dissuade him from the accomplishment of his wishes.  The jackal, beholding his master agitated with affection, bowed down to him and in a voice choked with tears said these words:  ’Honoured by thee first, I have afterwards been insulted by thee.  Thy behaviour towards me is calculated to make me an enemy of thine.  It is