Test a servant while
in the discharge of his duty, a relative in difficulty, a friend in adversity,
and a wife in misfortune.
He is a true friend
who does not forsake us in time of need, misfortune, famine, or war, in a
king's court, or at the crematorium (smasana).
They alone are sons
who are devoted to their father. He is a father who supports his sons. He is a
friend in whom we can confide, and she only is a wife in whose company the
husband feels contented and peaceful