O Wise Man! Give Your Wealth Only

Learning Is A Friend On The Journey; A Wife In The House; Medicine In Sickness; And Religious Merit Is The Only Friend After Death.

A Wise Man Should Marry A Virgin Of A Respectable Family Even If She Is Deformed. He Should Not Marry One Of A Low-class Family, Through Beauty. Marriage In A Family Of Equal Status Is Preferable.

That Man Who Is Without Religion And Mercy Should Be Rejected. A Guru Without Spiritual Knowledge Should Be Rejected. The Wife With An Offensive Face Should Be Given Up, And So Should Relatives Who Are Without Affection.

The Cuckoos Remain Silent For A Long Time (for Several Seasons) Until They Are Able To Sing Sweetly (in The Spring) So As To Give Joy To All.

My Dear Child, If You Desire To Be Free From The Cycle Of Birth And Death, Then Abandon The Objects Of Sense Gratification As Poison. Drink Instead The Nectar Of Forbearance, Upright Conduct, Mercy, Cleanliness And Truth.