- Literally
- Poet, scholar, and clever man, prostitute, soldier, and rogue;
- What it means
- One should never try to deceive poets, scholars, clever people, prostitutes, soldiers, or rogues, as they are already masters of deception themselves.
Also said as
- ઇનમેં કપટ ન કીજીએ, ઇનકે રચે કપટ.
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