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Charity or religious acts done with ill-gotten wealth do not protect the doer from great dangers; such acts lack true merit.
When you show me another fine garment today after adorning me with a dear one’s gift before, it causes doubt rather than joy. This behavior is typical...
Wealth earned through unjust means lasts only ten years; in the eleventh year, it perishes entirely, root and all.
Wealth acquired unjustly is considered a corruption of true wealth. Giving to the unworthy and denying the deserving are signs of such corruption.
When gods were forced to beg water from others, they hesitated, ashamed of the situation. Even gods are troubled by disgrace when deprived.
Women, driven by passion, leave their husband’s homes without concern for social shame or consequences and wander directionless.
Exhausted by long indulgence in love play, women, with loosened limbs and excited bodies, gracefully apply ointments to relieve fatigue.
What else is left in another’s house, when even the bangles are broken and body bruised? A reflection on domestic abuse and silent suffering.
You now flirt with another woman. How can modest women like us feel secure when men suddenly shift affection?
A swan is seen delighting at one lake but later ensnared in another marshy pond. Appearances deceive — caution is necessary.
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