Chapter 16 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 16

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 16.2

वसेत्सह सपत्नेन क्रुद्धनाशीविषेण च। न तु मित्रप्रवादेन संवसेच्छत्रुसेविना॥

vasetsaha sapatnena kruddhanāśīviṣeṇa ca| na tu mitrapravādena saṃvasecchatrusevinā||

English Meaning

It is better to live with open enemies or enraged serpents than with those who pass for friends but are in reality foes.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)