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## Forty-seventh Chapter
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**88.** Just as there is certain loss from a Shastra based on violence, from a kingdom devoid of policy, and from austerity practiced on a wrong path, so too there is certain loss from a wicked woman.
**89.** Women with defects in their nature make a man's stable intellect fickle, turn the straight into the crooked, and cover up his brilliant intellect.
**90.** These wicked women are satisfied and angry towards their husbands at the same time, and there is no other reason for this except for gain or loss.
**91.** There is no remaining action that these wicked women cannot do. Indeed, even the desire for a son, which was the only thing left, has been done by Kanchanmala.
**92.** If even those women who have vows, good conduct, and other virtues do not attain purity, how can those who lack these virtues attain purity?
**93.** Just as a bird does not stay on the lotus leaf, so too the minds of these women do not stay on any man. Even when touched, they remain separate, like one who has not touched.
**94.** The nature of all women is full of defects, and it is difficult to recognize. It is difficult to cure, and like a confluence, it produces great delusion.
**95.** A person who acts should consider who is saying what to whom and for what reason. For one who does this will never be deceived in matters of this world and the next.
**96.** A wise man should examine the speaker to see if he is speaking truthfully or not. This can be clearly known by his conduct and knowledge.
**97.** One who knows policy should first consider whether this is possible or not. Similarly, before speaking words aimed at a goal, one should examine the speaker's conduct. Those who act after careful consideration should clearly examine what is said, through words or meaning, to see if it is worthy of belief.
**98.** A wise man should examine the motives behind what is said: is it said out of fear, affection, greed, envy, anger, shame, ignorance, knowledge, or at the instigation of others? One who acts in this way will be considered wise among the wise.
They all set out from the city, desiring to accomplish all this. The Acharya says, "Just as there is certain loss from a Shastra based on violence, from a kingdom devoid of policy, and from austerity practiced on a wrong path, so too there is certain loss from a wicked woman."