उपदेशं पठस्येव नैवार्थज्ञोऽसि तत्त्वतः ।

पाठमात्रा हि ये विप्रा द्विपदाः पशवो हि ते ॥ ५५१

Upadesham patthasyeva naivarthajno asi tattvatah ।

Patthamatra hi ye vipra dvipadah pashavo hi te ॥

Reading only the lesson without understanding its essence.

Those Brahmins who just read are like two legged animals.

कृपणो धनलोभेन स्वां भार्यां नाभिगच्छति ।

अस्यां यो जायते पुत्रः समे वित्तं हरेदिति ॥ ५५२

Krupano dhanalobhena svam bharyam nabhigachchati ।

Asyam yo jayate putrah same vittam harediti ॥

A miser with extreme greed for money does not even maintain marital relations

with his wife because if a son is born to them, he may squander all the accumulated wealth.

परपरिवादन्मूकाः परदारनिरिक्षणेषु जात्यन्धाः ।

ये पररहस्यबधिरास्ते प्रुरुषा देवतासदृशाः ॥ ५५३

Paraparivadanmukah paradaraanirikshaneshu jatyndhah ।

Ye pararahsyabadhiraste purusha devatasadrushah ॥

People who are dumb when it comes to insulting others, born blind when looking at others’ wives, deaf when listening to others’ secrets are equivalent to Gods.

यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनौः ।

तथा चतुर्भिः पुरुष परीक्ष्यते त्यागेन शीलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥ ५५४

Yatha chaturbhih kanakam parikshyate nigharshanacchedanatapatadanau ।

Tatha chaturbhih purusha parikshyate tyagena shilena gunena karmana ॥

Just as the four ways Gold is examined by rubbing, cutting, heating and

beating, a person is examined by his sacrifice, conduct, qualities and deeds.

दृष्टिपूतं न्यसेत्पादं वस्त्रपूतं जलं पिबेत् ।

सत्यपूतां वदेद्वाणीं मनःपूतं समाचरेत् ॥ ५५५

Drushtiputam nyasetpadam vastraputam jalam pibet ।

Satyaputam vadedvanim manahputam samacharet ॥

Take a step after seeing the ground, drink water filtered with a cloth,

Utter words that are truthful and do your deeds with a clear mind.