Passage 3

In English

For people, charity is the only true ornament for the hand. The ornament for the neck is truth, and for the ear it is righteousness. No ornaments are superior to these. An individual wearing these ornaments will not only be the very form of beauty but will also set high ideals in society. The body, made of five elements, emits foul smells every moment. Where, when, and at what point will it perish one cannot say. For this ephemeral, transient, temporary body, the physical ornaments are not the real ones. The real ornaments for the body are those that are sacred, permanent, and ever true.