Valmiki Ramayana Aranya Kanda Sarga 33 Shloka 5

अयुक्तचारम् without employment of spies, दुर्दर्शम् not giving audience (to people), अस्वाधीनम् not independent, नराधिपम् king, नराः people, द्विपाः elephants, नदीपङ्कामिव like a muddy river, दूरात् from a distance, वर्जयन्ति keep away.

Just as elephants keep away from a muddy river, people will keep distance from the king who does not employ spies, does not give audience to his people and is not independent.