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14: mUrK kOx hY ?

Who is a fool? ?

mUrK iqs no AwKIAY bolu n smJY boil n jwxY ]

moorakh tis no aakheeai bolu n samajhai boli n jaanai.

Foolish is he who neither understands the matter in hand nor speaks well.

horo ikhu kir puCIAY horo ikau kir AwiK vKwxY ]

horo kihu kari pouchheeai horo kihu kari aakhi vakhaanai.

He is asked something else and he replies altogether about something different.

isK dyie smJweIAY ArQu AnrQu mnY ivic AwxY ]

sikh dayi samajhaaeeai aradu anaradu manai vichi aanai.

Ill advised, he misinterprets it and brings forth from his mind the contrary meaning.

vfw AsmJu n smJeI suriq ivhUxw hoie hYrwxY ]

vadaa asamajhu n samajhaee surati vihoonaa hoi hairaanai.

He is a big idiot who does not understand and being devoid of consciousness is ever surprised and confused.

gurmiq iciq n AwveI durmiq imqRu sqRu prvwxY ]

guramati chiti n aanaee duramati mitr satr paravaanai.

He never cherishes in his heart the wisdom of the Gum and due to his evil intellect considers his friend as a foe.

AgnI sphuN vrjIAY gux ivic Avgux krY iD|wxY ]

aganee sapahoun varajeeai goun vichi avagoun karai dhiaanai.

The wisdom of not going near snake and fire he takes otherwise and forcibly turns virtue into vice.

mUqy rovY mW n is\wxY ]14]

mootai rovai maa n siaanai ||14||

He behaves like an infant who does not recognise his mother and goes on crying and pissing.