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devious way and who does not conceal his faults, the
virtue of straightforwardness occurs. 45. In the life of the saint (or householder) who, having
shunned the speaking of those words which act as the cause of agonising state of mind in others, speaks words beneficial to himself and to others, there appears the fourth virtue of truthfulness.
46. In the human world, the truthful person is trustworthy
like the mother, is venerable like the teacher and (he) is
loveable to all like the Kinsmen. 47. In (speaking) the truth, there is austerity, in (speaking)
the truth, there is self-restraint, and (in speaking the truth) the rest of all the virtues too are observed. Again truth (speaking) is the basis of all the virtues, as the,
storage of water is the support of the fishes. 48. Even if, by chance, countless mountains of silver and
gold like the Kailāśa (mountain) may present themselves. to the greedy person, he is not satisfied by them in the
' least, inasmuch as desire is unending like the sky. 49. In the life of that person who washes the heap of the
dirt of intense greed through the '(pure) water of complete contentment and who is devoid of covetedness for food, there exists the virtue of unsullied purity.
50. For him who, having adopted self-restraint in passions
and sensuous enjoyments, contemplates the self through meditation and study, (for him)there is austerity as a rule.
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