किं दानमनाकाङ्क्षं किं मित्रं यो निवारयति पापात् ।कोऽलङ्कारः शीलं किं वाचां मण्डनं सत्यम् ॥ २२ ॥
In plain words
What is true giving? Giving without expecting anything in return. What is a true friend? One who turns you away from wrong. What is a real ornament? Noble character. And what adorns speech above all? Truth.
Close to the Sanskrit
What is giving? Without expectation. What is a friend? Who turns away from sin. What is an ornament? Good conduct. What is the decoration of words? Truth.