8: mUrK dw sMg nw kro

Do not keep company with a foolish one

ijauN mix kwly sp isir swr n jwxY ivsU BirAw ]

jioun mani kaalay sap siri saar n jaanai visoo bhariaa.

Having jewel in its head and knowing it not, the snake remains filled with poison.

jwxu kQUrI imrg qin JwVW isM|dw iPrY APirAw ]

jaanu kadooree mirag tani jhaarhaan sindaa dhirai adhariaa.

It is known that musk remains in the body of deer, but it goes on smelling it franatically in the bushes.

ijauN kir moqI isp ivic mrm n jwxY AMdir DirAw ]

jioun kari motee sip vichi maramu n jaanai andari dhariaa.

The pearl dwells in the shell but the shell does not know the mystery.

ijauN gweI Qix iccuVI duDu n pIAY lohU jirAw ]

jioun gaaeen dani chichurhee dudhu n peeai lohoo jariaa.

The tick stuck with the teats of cow, takes not its milk but sucks the blood only.

bgulw qrix n isiKE qIriQ nwie n pQru qirAw ]

bagalaa tarani n sikhiao teeradi nhaai n padaru tariaa.

Living in water the crane never learns how to swim and the stone, in spite of its ablutions at various pilgrimage centres cannot swim and go across.

nwil isAwxy BlI iBK mUrK rwjhu kwju n sirAw ]

naali siaanay bhalee bhikh moorakh raajahu kaaju n sariaa.

That is why, begging in the company of wise people is better then ruling over a kingdom alongwith Hoots.

myKI hoie ivgwVY KirAw ]8]

maykhee hoi vigaarhai khariaa ||8||

Because he who himself is fake, will also spoil the pure one.