Bhima said: 'Speak, O slayer of Madhu, so that there may be peace with the Kauravas. Do not threaten them with war. Offended at everything, his anger ever roused, hostile to his own good, and arrogant, Duryodhana ought not to be addressed harshly. Deal with him gently. Duryodhana is by nature sinful of heart, like the heart of a robber, intoxicated with the pride of prosperity, hostile to the Pandavas, short-sighted, harsh in speech, ever inclined to find fault with others, of wicked prowess, insatiable anger, unteachable, evil-souled, false in conduct — one who would sooner give up his life than bend or abandon his own opinion. Peace with such a man, O Krishna, I think, is very difficult, whatever even his well-wishers may say; devoid of virtue and fond of falsehood, he always acts against the counsel of his advisers and wounds their hearts.'