í÷¨ô¨äªéë   ¬äªéë±óª   ¬äªéë   ç¨÷¨ê¨äªéë     841
¬äªéëáè   éôáè   ÊùÆ
 

í÷¨ô¨äªéë

lack of knowledge (ignorance)

¬äªéë±óª

of all types of poverty

¬äªéë

is (alone) poverty

ç¨÷¨Ê

other types of

¬äªéë

defeciency (poverty)

¬äªéëáè

as poverty

éôáèÊ

will not consider

ãùÆ

the world

   
Ignorance   is   the   worst   form   of   poverty.   The   world   does
not   consider   anything   else   as   poverty   (841).
   
í÷¨ô¨ùè䪠  â墪àôåÐÊ   ¼êùª   ç¨÷¨ÊáèÊ몠        842
¬ùªéù   âç×ôè䪠  êôëª
 
 

í÷¨²    ¬ùèäª

a person of little knowledge

â墪à

mind

ãôåÐÊ

gladdened

¼êùª

giving

ç¨÷¨Ê    áèÊëª

any other

¬ùªéù

not

âç×ôèäª

of the receiver

êôëª	the good fortune

   
A   gift   from   a   fool   results   from   the   good   fortune   of   the   receiver.
(It   does   not   reflect   on   the   good   nature   of   the   giver)   (842).
   
í÷¨ô¨ùèõР  êèåÐêëªéë窠  ç©È¨æÐÆ몠  ç©éÈ         843
âò×ôèõÐæÐÆ¢ª   âòáªê   ùõ¨Ê
 

í÷¨ô¨ùèõÐ

persons lacking in knowledge (the fools)

êèëª	on themselves

êëªéë

by themselves

ç©È¨æÐÆëª

inflicting

ç©éÈ

harm

âò×ôèõÐæÐÆëª

even by the enemies

âòáªêùª

infliction

íõ¨Ê	rare (not possible)

 
Even   enemies   cannot   inflict   as   much   harm   on   fools   as   the
latter   can   inflict   on   themselves   (843).
 
âôúªéë   öäçªçÌô   ê¨áèâêä¨äª   øúªéë     844
ãéìáëªáè몠  öäªÄ몠  âòÕæÐÆ
 

âôúªéë

ignorance

öäçªçÌôÊ

known as

áèÊ    öä¨äª

is what

øúªéë

knowledge

ãéìáëª

possess

áèëª

I

öäªÄëª

that

âòÕæÐÆ

the arrogance

The   height   of   foolishness   is   the   presumption   of   the
fool   that   he   is   wise   (844).
   
æùªùèê   îë÷ªâæèúª   âìèÇæùª   æòì÷               845
ôùªù­ã몠  ÉáåР  êÕëª
 

æùªùèê

lacking knowledge in certain areas

îë÷ªâæèúªÌ

(but) claiming to know

øÇæùª

and behaving

æòÌ    í÷

truly and well

ôùªù­ãëª

in what he knows too

Éáëª

doubt

êÕëª	will arouse (in the mind of others)

Even   a   true   claim   to   knowledge   of   a   particular   subject
will   be   doubted   in   a   fool   falsely   claiming   knowledge
in   other   areas   (845).    
í÷ª÷몠  ëé÷êÐêîùè   µùªù÷¨²   êëªôá¨äª             846
Æ÷ª÷몠  ëé÷áè   ôȨ
 

í÷ª÷ëª

(unlike) nakedness

ëé÷êÐêîùè

(which) is covered (with clothes)

µùªù÷¨²

is foolish

êëªôá¨äª

one's own

Æ÷ª÷ëª

faults

ëé÷áè    ôȨ

if one does not remove (ignorance)

 
It   is   foolish   to   think   that   one   can   hide   one's   faults,
different   from   one   who   hides   his   nakedness   with   clothes   (846).
   
íÕëé÷   îòèÕ몠  í÷¨ô¨ùè䪠  âò᪱몠        847
âçÕë¨é÷   êèîä   êäæÐÆ
 

íÕëé÷

top (deep) secrets

îòèÕëª

without guarding

í÷¨ô¨ùèäª

the fool

âò᪱ëª

will bring upon

âçÕë¨é÷

great sorrow

êèîä	by himself

êäæÐÆ

upon himself

   
He   who   studies   the   scriptures   (secrets)     but   cannot   guard   (their
teachings),   will   bring   suffering   upon   himself   (847).
   
Öô²¢ª   âòáªæùè䪠  êèäªîê÷è䪠  íôª²á¨õР        848
îçèø   ëó²îëèõР  îåèáª
 

Öô²ëª

when advised by the wise

âòáªæùèäª

will not follow

êèäª	by himself

îê÷èäª

will not do the right thing himself

íôª²á¨õÐ

that life

îçèøëª

leave

íó²ëª

till then

ØõÐ

a

îåèáª

(this is a) disease

 
The   fool   will   not   heed   good   advice   nor   himself   know   what
to   do.This   is   a   disease   that   will   be   lifelong   (848).
   
æèúèêè÷ª   æèìªÌôè䪠  êèäªæèúè䪠  æèúèêèäª 849
æúªìèäèåР  êèäªæúªì   ôè×
 

æèúèêèäª

to the ignorant

æèìªÌôèäª

one who advises

êèäªæèúèäª

is himslf a fool

æèúèêèäª

the ignorant

æúªìèäèëª

appears wise

êè䪠   æúªì

as he has known

Í×	follows that path

 
One   who   seeks   to   advise   a   fool   is   a   fool   himself.The   fool
will   continue   to   see   things   his   own   way   (849).
   
ãùæêÐêèõР  ãúªâìäªç   ê¨ùªâùäªçè䪠  éôáêÐÊ     850
íùéæáè   éôæÐæ窠  çÌëª
 
 

ãùæêÐêèõÐ

by the wise men in the world

ãúªÌ	affirm as true

öäªçÊ

known as

¬ùª

it is not

öäªçèäª

will say ( the fool)

éôáêÐÊ

in this world

íùéæáè

(as) an evil spirit

éôæÐæ窠   çÌëª

(he) will be considered

 
The   fool   will   deny   whatever   all   the   world's   wise   men   affirm.
He   will   be   regarded   only   as   an   evil   spirit   (850).