That illustrious person who doth not grieve when a calamity hath already come upon him, who exerteth with all his senses collected, and who patiently beareth misery in season, is certainly the foremost of persons, and all his foes are vanquished. He who doth not live away from hope uselessly, who doth not make friends with sinful persons, who never outrageth another’s wife, who never betrayeth arrogance, and who never committeth a theft or showeth ingratitude or indulgeth in drinking is always happy.

In plain words: Vidura says the best person does not grieve once trouble has already come, but works hard with full focus and bears hard times patiently; such a person defeats all his enemies. Whoever keeps realistic hopes, avoids bad friends, never wrongs another man's wife, is never arrogant, and never steals, is ungrateful, or gets drunk is always happy.