Character is the foremost thing in a man; when it is lost, life, wealth, and kinsmen are of no avail to him. The wealthy prize meat above all, those of middling means prize dairy food, and for the poor, O bull among the Bharatas, food seasoned above all with salt is what they know. The poor always eat a more savory meal, for hunger itself produces sweetness of taste, and that is very hard to come by among the wealthy. Among the world's prosperous, for the most part, the very capacity to enjoy their food is lacking, while for the poor, O best of kings, even wood is readily digested. For the lowest, the fear is want of livelihood; for the middling, the fear is death; but for the highest among mortals, the greatest fear of all is disgrace.