Shekel HaKodesh · On Hypocrisy, Slander, and Evil Neighbors, Chapter 1
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אשר יתקשטה / מאין נכונה, אמת יתגל / בעדי הבחינה. ומתקשט באין טבע / בעל כרחו יגלהו, וצובע שער ראשו, / חלישותו תעידהו.
He who adorneth himself with ornaments which are not proper or right, will live to see the test applied, and the truth will be revealed. If a man deck himself with something far from natural, when least expected he will expose the fleck. 'Tis just as when a man dyeth his hair, the weak parts which he intends to hide will be sure to tell against him.
אשר יתקשטה / מאין נכונה,
אמת יתגל / בעדי הבחינה.
ומתקשט באין טבע / בעל כרחו יגלהו,
וצובע שער ראשו, / חלישותו תעידהו.
He who adorneth himself with ornaments which are not proper or right, will live to see the test applied, and the truth will be revealed. If a man deck himself with something far from natural, when least expected he will expose the fleck. 'Tis just as when a man dyeth his hair, the weak parts which he intends to hide will be sure to tell against him.