[neeti-42]
दुर्जनः परिहर्तव्यो विद्ययालङ्कृतोऽपि सन् ।मणिना भूषितः सर्पः किमसौ न भयङ्करः ॥४२॥durjanaḥ parihartavyo vidyayālaṅkṛto'pi san |maṇinā bhūṣitaḥ sarpaḥ kimasau na bhayaṅkaraḥ ||42||
Translation
(AVOID A WICKED MAN EVEN IF HE IS LEARNED)
A wicked man should be avoided even f he is adorned by education. Even if a serpent is adorned by a gem, is he not terrifying?! ॥ 42 ॥