Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 मुखें सांगे भ्रमकथान । जन लोकाची कापितो मान॥1॥
 असत्य सांगतो जनासी । नाहीं अनुभव आपणासी ॥ध्रु.॥
 कथा करितो ज्ञानाची । अंतरीं आशा बहु लोभाची ॥2॥
 तुका ह्मणे तो चि वेडा। त्याचें बहू उद्देश हाणावा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He speaks deluding stories from his mouth and nods along with the crowd. He tells falsehoods to the people, having no experience of his own. He discourses on knowledge while harboring greed and desire within. Says Tuka, such a man is truly mad; his pretensions deserve to be exposed.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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