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10: mUrK byQvw qy AOgux gRwhI hY

The fool is absurd and chooses evils

ijau hwQI dw nHwvxw bwhir inkil Kyh aufwvY ]

jiu haadee daa nhaavanaa baahari nikali khayh udaavai.

As the elephant washes its body and coming out of water, it throws mud over it;

ijau aUTY dw Kwvxw prhir kxk jvwhw KwvY ]

jiu ootdai daa khaavanaa parahari kanak javaahaan khaavai.

As the camel avoiding wheat eats low variety of corn named java-s;

kmly dw kCotVw kdy lk kdy sIis vlwvY ]

kamalay daa kachhotarhaa kaday lak kaday seesi valaavai.

The loin cloth of mad man is sometimes worn by him around his waiste and sometimes on his head;

ijauN kir tuMfy hQVw so cuqIN so vwiq vqwvY ]

jioun kari tounday hadarhaa so chouteen so vaati vataavai.

The hand of a cripple sometime goes to his buttocks and the same one sometimes to his mouth when yawning;

sMnHI jwxu luhwr dI iKxu jil ivic iKn Agin smwvY ]

sannhee jaanu luhaar dee khinu jali vichi khin agani samaavai.

Blacksmith's pincers are sometimes put in fire and the next moment in water;

mKI bwxu kubwxu hY lY durgMDu sugMD n BwvY ]

makhee baanu koubaanu hai lai duragandh sougandh n bhaavai.

Evil is the nature of fly, it prefers foul smell to fragrance;

mUrK dw ikhu hiQ n AwvY ]10]

moorakh daa kihu hadi n aavai ||10||

Likewise, the fool gets nothing.