Verse 636

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। ॥ ६३६ ॥

In plain words

It is only because he never found out about the deposit that the dull-minded man goes from door to door for alms. Once he knows the treasure is in his own house — who, with a clear mind, would still go out begging?

Close to the Sanskrit

Indeed, only because he has not known the deposit does the dull-minded man wander for alms; having known the treasure to be in his own house, what clear-minded man would wander for alms?