Sanskrit Subhashitas 82

82. अर्थ

अर्थो नाम जनानां जीवितमखिलक्रियाकलापश्च।
तमपि हरन्त्यतिधूर्ता: छगलगला गायना लोके॥

Gold is the life and all the business of life for men, yet in this world our singers with their goat-like bleats are clever enough to steal it away.