steyam -- theft; himsa -- violence; anritam -- lying; dambhah -- duplicity; kamah -- lust; krodhah -- anger; smayah -- perplexity; madah -- pride; bhedah -- disagreement; vairam -- enmity; avisvasah -- lack of faith; samspardha -- rivalry; vyasanani -- the dangers (coming from women, gambling and intoxication); ca -- and; ete -- these; pancadasa -- fifteen; anarthah -- unwanted things; hi -- indeed; artha-mulah -- based on wealth; matah -- are known; nrinam -- by men; tasmat -- therefore; anartham -- that which is undesirable; artha-akhyam -- wealth, spoken of as if desirable; sreyah-arthi -- one who desires the ultimate benefit of life; duratah -- at a great distance; tyajet -- should leave.

Theft, violence, speaking lies, duplicity, lust, anger, perplexity, pride, quarreling, enmity, faithlessness, envy and the dangers caused by women, gambling and intoxication are the fifteen undesirable qualities that contaminate men because of greed for wealth. Although these qualities are undesirable, men falsely ascribe value to them. One desiring to achieve the real benefit of life should therefore remain aloof from undesirable material wealth.