12 tato lokaanaa.m madhye tasmin naanaavidhaa vivaadaa bhavitum aarabdhavanta.h| kecid avocan sa uttama.h puru.sa.h kecid avocan na tathaa vara.m lokaanaa.m bhrama.m janayati|
13 kintu yihuudiiyaanaa.m bhayaat kopi tasya pak.se spa.s.ta.m naakathayat|
14 tata.h param utsavasya madhyasamaye yii"su rmandira.m gatvaa samupadi"sati sma|
15 tato yihuudiiyaa lokaa aa"scaryya.m j naatvaakathayan e.saa maanu.so naadhiityaa katham etaad.r"so vidvaanabhuut?
16 tadaa yii"su.h pratyavocad upade"soya.m na mama kintu yo maa.m pre.sitavaan tasya|
17 yo jano nide"sa.m tasya grahii.syati mamopade"so matto bhavati kim ii"svaraad bhavati sa ganastajj naatu.m "sak.syati|
18 yo jana.h svata.h kathayati sa sviiya.m gauravam iihate kintu ya.h prerayitu rgauravam iihate sa satyavaadii tasmin kopyadharmmo naasti|