Verse 24

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US-P01.024ab ।US-P01.024cd ॥

In plain words

Demerit applies only to him in whom the ego is admitted. Ego and the desire for its fruits do not exist in one who knows the Self.

Close to the Sanskrit

Demerit belongs only to him in whom ego is admitted. Ego and the desire for the results of action do not exist in the knower of the Self.