गुणा यत्र न पूज्यन्ते गुणिनां तत्र का कथा ।

नग्नक्षपणके देशे रजकः किं करिश्यति ॥ २८१

Guna yatra na pujyante guninam tatra ka katha ।

Nagnakshapanake deshe rajakah kim karishyati ॥

In a land where good qualities are not respected, what is the use of people with qualities? What will a tailor do in a land of naked monks?

आमध्याह्नं नदीवासः समाजे देवतार्चनम् ।

सततं शुचिवेषश्चेत्येतद्दम्भस्य जीवितम् ॥ २८२

Amadhyahnam nadivasah samaje devatarchanam ।

Satatam shuchiveshashchetyetaddambhasya jivitam ॥

Bathing in the river till noon, worshipping in public, always dressed neatly

are features of the life of a hypocrite.

अङ्गारसदृशी नारी घृतकुम्भसमः पुमान् ।

तस्मान्नारीषु संसर्गं दूरतः परिवर्जयेत् ॥ २८३

Angarasadrushi nari ghrutakumbhasamah puman ।

tasmannarishu samsargam duratah parivarjayet ॥

A woman is like burning charcoal, a man is like a jar of ghee

Therefore, deal with women keeping distance.

जीर्यन्ते जीर्यतः केशा दन्ता जीर्यन्ति जीर्यतः ।

चक्षुः श्रोते च जीर्येते तृष्णैका तरुणायते ॥ २८४

Jiryante jiryatah kesha danta jiryanti jiryatah ।

Chakshuh shrete cha jiryete trushnaika tarunayate ॥

As a person ages, so do his hair and teeth. His eyes and ears get old

but his desires remain young and strong.

प्रस्तुतस्य विरोधेन ग्राम्यस्सर्वोऽप्युपक्रमम् ।

वीणायां वाद्यमानायां वेदोद्गारो न युज्यते ॥ २८५

Prastutasya virodhena gramyassarvo apyupakramam ।

Vinayam vadyamanayam vedodgaro na yujyante ॥

Going against anything in progress is unbecoming, When a recital on the veena Is going on chanting Vedas is inappropriate.