sri-bhagavan uvaca -- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; mithah -- mutually; bhajanti -- reciprocate; ye -- who; sakhyah -- friends; sva-artha -- for their own sake; eka-anta -- exclusively; udyamah -- whose endeavor; hi -- indeed; te -- they; na -- not; tatra -- therein; sauhridam -- true friendship; dharmah -- true religiosity; sva-artha -- of their own benefit; artham -- for the sake; tat -- that; hi -- indeed; na -- not; anyatha -- otherwise.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: So-culled friends who show affection for each other only to benefit themselves are actually selfish. They have no true friendship, nor are they following the true principles of religion. Indeed, if they did not expect benefit for themselves, they would not reciprocate.