तृणानां शालयः श्रेष्ठाः पादपानां च चन्दनाः ।

उपलानां च रत्नानि भवानां मानुषो भवः ॥ ६१६

Trunanam shalayah shreshtah padapanam cha chandanah ।

Upalanam cha ratnani bhavanam manusho bhavah ॥

Among straws paddy is the best, among trees sandalwood

Among stones gems and among births human birth.

अर्थेन हीनः प्रुरुषस्त्यज्यते मित्र बान्धवै: ।

त्यक्तलोकक्रियाहारः परासुरिव निष्प्रभः ॥ ६१७

Arthena hInah purushastyajyate mitra bandhavaih ।

Tyktalokakriyaharah parasariva nishprabhah ॥

A person without money is abandoned by his friends and relatives.

Devoid of social activities, he becomes as dull as a dead body.

नाद्रव्ये निहिता काचित्क्रिया फलवती भवेत् ।

न व्यापारशतेनापि शुकवत्पाठ्यते बकः ॥ ६१८

Nadravye nihita kachitkriya phalavati bhavet ।

Na vyaparashatenapi shukavatpattyate baka: ॥

Some things cannot be changed whatever efforts one puts in. Even with

a hundred attempts one cannot teach a crane tricks one can teach a parrot.

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नैकाकि निर्णयं कुर्यादिष्टे कृत्यविधौ क्वचित् ।

सम्भवन्ति बुधस्यापि दोषा वै विभ्रमादयः ॥ ६१९

Naikaki nirnayam kurayadishte krutyavidhau kvachit ।

Sambhavanti budhasyapi dosha vai vibhramadayah ॥

Do not take a decision alone about work to be done to achieve desired results.

Even an intelligent person can make mistakes because of confusion in the mind.

न पश्यामो मुखे दंष्ट्रां न पाशं वा कराञ्चले ।

उत्तमर्णमवेक्षेव तथाऽप्युद्विजते जनः ॥ ६२०

Na pashyamo mukhe damshtram na pasham va karanchale |

Uttamarnamaveksheta tatha apyudvijate janah ||

There are no fierce teeth in the mouth nor a noose in his hands.

Yet when they see a creditor people become scared and agitated.