\nby his double-dealing mind and silently mock him.
\nKural 272<\/p>\n
Kural 271<\/p>\n
A deceiver’s own five elements remain undeceived
\nby his double-dealing mind and silently mock him.
\nKural 272<\/p>\n
Of what avail is an outer appearance of saintliness
\nif the mind suffers inwardly from knowledge of its iniquity?
\nKural 273<\/p>\n
He who has not attained the power yet wears the garb of saints
\nis like a cow that grazes about wearing a tiger’s skin.
\nKural 274<\/p>\n
He who conceals himself beneath holy robes and commits sins
\nis like a hunter hiding in the bushes to snare unwary birds.
\nKural 275<\/p>\n
The day will come when those who claim dispassion
\nyet act deceitfully exclaim,”Alas! Alas! What have I done?”
\nKural 276<\/p>\n
None is so heartless as he who, without renunciation in his heart,
\nposes as a renunciate and lives in pretense.
\nKural 277<\/p>\n
Like the poisonous jequirity bean, with its red and black sides,
\nthere are outwardly dazzling men whose insides are dark.
\nKural 278<\/p>\n
Many are the men who piously bathe in purifying waters,
\nwhile in their black hearts impure conduct lies concealed.
\nKural 279<\/p>\n
The arrow is straight but cruel; the lute is crooked but sweet.
\nTherefore, judge men by their acts, not their appearance.
\nKural 280<\/p>\n
Neither shaven head nor long matted locks are needed,
\nprovided one casts off conduct condemned by the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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