चलं वित्तं चलं चित्तं चले जीवितयौवने ।

चलालमिदं सर्वं कीर्तिर्यस्य स जीवति ॥ ५६

Chalam vittam chalam chittam chale jIvitayauvane |

Chalachalamidam sarvam kIrtiyasya sa jIvati ||

Wealth is transient so is the mind. Youth and life are temporary

Everything in this world is short lived but the fame one has acquired lives on.

सम्पत्सु महतां चित्तं भवेदुत्पलकोमलम् ।

आपत्सु च महाशैलशिलासंघातकर्कशम् ।। ५७

Sampatsu mahatma chittam bhavatyutpalakomalam |

Apatsu cha mahashailashilasanghatakarkasam ||

In times of prosperity minds of great people are as soft as water lilies.

Whereas in adversity they become as hard as mountain rocks.

मूर्खस्य पञ्च चिन्हानि गर्वो दुर्वचनं तथा ।
क्रोधश्च दृढवादश्च परवाक्येष्वनादरः॥ ५८

Murkhasya pancha chinani garvo durvachanam tatha |

Krodhashcha drudhavadashcha paravakyeshvanadarah ||

There are five signs of fools - Pride, abusive language, anger, stubborn arguments and disrespect for other people's opinion.

क्षणशः कणशश्चैव विद्यामर्थं च साधयेत् |

क्षणे नष्टे कुतो विद्या कणे नष्टे कुतो धनम् || ५९

Kshanashcha kanashchaiva vidyamartham cha sadhayet |

Kshane nashte kuto vidya kane nashte kuto dhanam ||

One acquires knowledge and wealth second by second and grain by grain.

If a second is wasted, where will knowledge come from, if a grain is wasted where will wealth come from?

देहीति वचनं श्रुत्वा देहस्था पञ्चदेवताः ।
तत्क्षणादेव लीयन्ते धीह्रीश्रीक्रान्तिकीर्तयः ॥ ६०

deheeti vachananm shrutvaa dehasthaa panchdevataah |

tatkShaNaadeva leeyante dheehreeshreekraantikeertayah ||

As soon as the words “I beg you. Please give me” are uttered, the five inherent divine qualities in a man – intelligence, modesty, riches, countenance and reputation die instantly.