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Shri Sutrakritanga Sutra:
Just as a bird confined in a cage cannot break free from the cage, in the same way, they (the ignorant ones) cannot break free from the bondage of karmas.
Commentary: The proponents of knowledge (Jnanavadi) clearly state that the doctrine of the ignorant ones (Ajnanavadi) is meaningless. In accordance with the aforementioned logic and through their own conjectures, the ignorant ones establish and propound their principles. However, they are unskilled and incompetent in understanding the dharma of peace, forgiveness, and other virtues, as well as the sin of harming living beings. They are unable to sever the bondage of karmas, which are the cause of misery and unpleasant experiences, due to their falsehood and delusion.
It is absolutely certain that they are incapable of breaking free from the bondage of karmas. The author illustrates this with an example - just as a bird confined in a cage cannot break free from the cage's bondage and liberate itself, in the same way, the ignorant ones are unable to free themselves from the cycle of birth and death or transmigration.
Verse 23:
Praising their own doctrines and criticizing the words of others,
Those who are learned in that (doctrine) are liberated from the cycle of transmigration.
Commentary: The adherents of other philosophical systems (Anyatirthika-Jainetara Siddhantavadi) praise and justify their own established doctrines, and criticize and condemn the words or doctrines of others. In doing so, they display their own erudition and scholarship. They are deeply entangled and bound in the strong fetters of the cycle of transmigration.