DAY 262
Avoid the Wicked, Even When Adorned With Learning
기원후 4세기~중세 편찬(전통적으로 차나키야에 귀속)
ORIGINAL
दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतोऽपि सन् । मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किमसौ न भयङ्करः ॥ (durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto'pi san, maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kim asau na bhayaṅkaraḥ)
📜 THE VERSE
The wicked should be avoided, even when adorned with learning — is a snake decorated with a jewel any less dangerous?
❓ TODAY'S QUESTION
Am I being fooled by someone's polish — credentials, eloquence, status — into missing a real warning sign?
📝Reflection
Knowledge and character are not the same thing. Being eloquent or well-credentialed is no guarantee that a person's nature is good. A snake wearing a jewel loses none of its venom; a wicked person dressed in intellect loses none of the danger. This verse tells us to judge people by the grain of their actions, not the shine of their surface.
— ONGO · Curator
🌱Apply It Today
Take one recent judgment where you were swayed by credentials or eloquence, and re-evaluate it based on actions alone.
📖 Source:
Subhashita (Traditional Sanskrit Maxims).
Sanskrit original with public-domain translations consulted; rendered independently by ONGO.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
