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## Thirty-First Chapter
**From the beginning to the end, these objects are destructive of life. Who, being wise, would enjoy these objects, which are like poisonous fruits?** || 76 ||
**Neither the blow of a weapon, nor blazing fire, nor thunderbolt, nor lightning, nor great serpents, are as disturbing to men as these objects, which are like poison.** || 77 ||
**Those who desire enjoyment, go to great oceans, fierce battles, terrible forests, rivers, and mountains, in the hope of gaining wealth.** || 78 ||
**Those who desire objects, wander in the ocean, disturbed by the loud, harsh sounds produced by the blows of the long arms of the aquatic creatures.** || 79 ||
**Those who are enticed by enjoyment, enter the battlefield, where the sky is filled with a shower of arrows, without fear.** || 80 ||
**Foolish men, afflicted by the hope of enjoyment, wander in those terrible forests, where even the forest dwellers move with fear in their eyes.** || 81 ||
**How unfortunate it is that many people, bound by the adverse planets of objects, desire to cross rivers, which are full of whirlpools, terrible and full of crocodiles.** || 82 ||
**Deceived by the deceitful teachings of those who claim to know the science of alchemy and the essence of things, many men climb even the most difficult mountains.** || 83 ||
**This old age, like an evil woman, embraces forcefully, seizing the hair with violence, under the pretext of applying hair dye.** || 84 ||
**He who is very eager for enjoyment, does not know what is beneficial and what is harmful. What is the difference between a man who is consumed by old age and a dead man?** || 85 ||
**The fall of old age is painful for men, like a cold fever, which causes trembling in the limbs and forces one to fall to the ground.** || 86 ||