Ardhakathanak 200

200

bahuta paṛhaĩ bāmbhana aru bhāṭa. banika-putra tau baiṭhe hāṭa.
bahuta paṛhai so māṅgai bhīkha. mānahu pūta baṛe kī sīkha. //

“Brahmins and bards study much; / a merchant’s son, however, sits in the shop.
Whoever studies much ends up begging for alms; / son, heed the counsel of your elders!”