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## Chapter Thirty-Five
**113.** The king who, though a king, holds wealth that has been diminished by the command of another, makes the word "king" meaningless, like a drum that is struck but does not produce sound.
**114.** The king who, though a king, holds prosperity that is stained by the humiliation of another, surely bears the burden of all his kingdom like a beast of burden.
**115.** How can there be a difference between a man and a beast, when the man, like an elephant whose tusks have been broken, seeks to sustain his life by enjoying the pleasures gained through humiliation?
**116.** The king who bears his head bowed down under the weight of humiliation, loses his shadow even without the breaking of his umbrella. (Here, the word "shadow" has two meanings: protection from the sun and radiance. When the umbrella is broken, the shadow, meaning protection from the sun, is lost. But here, the loss of shadow is described even without the breaking of the umbrella. This seems contradictory, but it can be resolved by understanding that the loss of shadow refers to the loss of radiance, which happens even without the breaking of the umbrella.)
**117.** If even those who have renounced all material possessions are filled with pride (self-respect), then what man, desiring to enjoy the kingdom, would abandon his pride?
**118.** It is better to live in the forest, and it is better to give up one's life, but it is not good for a man who is proud of his lineage to be subservient to another.
**119.** Let the brave and wise men protect their pride with their mortal lives, for the glory earned through pride always adorns the world.
**120.** You have exaggerated the prowess of the emperor, but that is alright, because all your words are aimed at both praise and blame, meaning they are praise that also hints at blame.
**121.** Wise men can make even the most insignificant things seem substantial with their words. Just as a dog is called a lion when praise begins, so too is this praise.
**122.** All this talk seems insignificant to us. Where is the beginning of conquest? Where is the gathering of wealth?