15: mUrK dI pCwx

Identification of a fool

rwhu Cif auJiV pvY AwgU no Bulw kir jwxY ]

raahu chhadi ujharhi pavai aagoo no bhulaa kari jaanai.

He who leaving the path away follows a trackless waste and considers his leader gone astray, is a fool.

byVy ivic bhwlIAY kuid pvY ivic vhx iD|wxY ]

bayrhay vichi bahaaleeai kudi pavai vichi vahan dhiaanai.

Seated in the boat he jumps impulsively into the current.

suGVW ivic bihiTAW boilivgwiV auGwiV vKwxY ]

sougharhaan vichi bahitdiaan bolivigaarhi oughaarhi vakhaanai.

Sitting among the noble ones he, due to his ill talk stands exposed.

suGVW mUrK jwxdw Awip suGVu hoie ivrqIhwxY ]

sougharhaan moorakh jaanadaa aapi sougharhu hoi virateehaanai.

The wise he considers stupid and hids his own conduct as a clever one.

idh no rwiq vKwxdw cwmciVk ijvyN twnwxY ]

dih no raati vakhaanadaa chaamacharhik jivayn taanaanai.

Like , a bat and a glow worm he describes the day as night.

gurmiq mUrKu iciq n AwxY ]15]

guramati moorakhu chiti n aanai ||15||

The wisdom of Gum never resides in the heart of a foolish person.