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The poetry that is connected to Dharma is considered praiseworthy. Even if other poetry is well-crafted, it only serves to increase the flow of sin.
Some people create beautiful poetry that pleases the ears, but because it is not connected to Dharma, it cannot satisfy the righteous.
There are some who strive to create poetry, but they are like mute people who want to speak, only achieving laughter.
Some, claiming to be poets, take a few lines from other poets and present them as their own, like merchants who take a few pieces of cloth and alter them to sell as their own.
Some are unable to enjoy the beauty of poetry and seek the help of others, like those who are unable to enjoy the pleasures of love and seek the help of aphrodisiacs.
Some take the words and meanings of other poets and present them as their own, like merchants who take goods made by others and sell them as their own.
Some create poetry that is beautiful in its words but lacks meaning. This poetry is like a necklace made of pearls, beautiful but lacking in substance.
Some, even when they have found beautiful meaning, are unable to express it in a way that pleases the righteous, like a miser who has gained wealth but cannot use it to benefit others.
Some begin to create poetry according to their own desires, but they lack the strength to complete it, like those who are burdened by taxes.