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Therefore wisdom is better than wealth ; by that in thii 

 world the termination is attained. This being unattained, 

 from birth to birth sinful actions are performed by the 

 unwise. 



Transmigrating, according to his condition, he comes to another 

 state of being : by believing those of little wisdom, a future 

 state and new conception takes place. 



As a thief taken in the act is destroyed in consequence of 

 his own sinful deedj, thus sinful conduct, by its own act, des-= 

 troys (punishes) men in a future state of being. 



The elegant^ sweet, heart-pleasing, sensual enjoyments in 

 Various modes changes the mind. Seeing the evils of sensuality, 

 I, O King, became a houseless recluse. 



The child, the youth, the aged, at the dissolution of the 

 body fall as fruit from the tree. Seeing this, O King, I 

 become a recluse. Most excellent is the simplicity of self 

 control. 



