Verse 22

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In plain words

He works hard to hide his own pile of natural faults, and instead parades a heap of borrowed, circumstantial virtues — that's the fool, boasting of himself.

Close to the Sanskrit

With effort he conceals this mass of natural faults; displaying a heap of adventitious virtues, the fool boasts.