Once a sage was asked what caused Anowshirvan to be just. He answered:

" The king says, I once observed a scene which taught me a lesson. One day in my youth I had gone hunting and was galloping about. Sudenly a passer-by threw a stone and broke a dog's leg. Soon after, a horse kicked the same man and brock his leg. A little later the horse's leg slipped into a rat-hole and was broken. I was greatly moved by this incidents and said to myself :

You noticed what they did and what happend to them. Whoever does what he shouldn't, will hav a fait which will not be pleasant."