He whose soul hath been dissociated from sin and firmly fixed on virtue, hath understood all things in their natural and adventitious states; he that followeth virtue, profit, and desire, in proper seasons, obtaineth, both here and hereafter, a combination of all three. He that restraineth the force of both anger and joy, and never, O king, loseth his senses under calamities, winneth prosperity. Listen to me, O king. Men are said to have five different kinds of strength.

In plain words: A person who stays away from wrongdoing and holds firmly to goodness understands things truly. Someone who seeks goodness, wealth and pleasure each at the right time gets all three, in this life and the next. A person who controls both anger and excitement, and stays calm in disaster, becomes prosperous. Vidura then begins to describe five kinds of strength.