यशस्तिलकचंपू - ॠजुत्व

प्रायः सरलचित्तानां जायते विपदागमः ।
ॠजुर्याति यथा छेदं न वक्रः पादपस्तथा ॥

- यशस्तिलकचंपू

prAyaH sarala chittAnAm jAyate vipadAgamaH ।
RujuryAti yathA Chedam na vakraH pAdapaH tathA ॥

- yashastilakachampU

It is usually people who are righteous that get attract troubles. In a forest it is always the tree with a straight trunk that gets cut first (or falls first in case of wind).

- Yashastilakachampu