How should a man behave when insulted in an assembly by wicked people
If a person is insulted by another in an assembly for no fault of his but remains calm transfers his demerits to the insulting. The demerits of his is transferred to the insulting and the merits of the person who is insulting is transferred to the insulted.
One who talks good of a person when he is near and talks disparagingly of him when he is far behind his back loses all his merits.
That man who always talks ill of others should be avoided like any wild animal like a wolf, elephant in rage or a fierce dog.
When the person seeks to counter the wicked words of such people, those wise near him should counsel him saying that the 'exchange of words between a good and a wicked person is never desirable. Let the tirade go. Don't counter him as far as possible. That man who remains calm when reproached by such a wicked wretch of a person never suffers any pain caused due to speech'.
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