Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 तांबगी हें नाणें न चले खया मोलें । जरी हिंडविलें देशोदेशीं ॥1॥
 करणीचें कांहीं न मने सज्जना । यावें लागे मना वृद्धांचिया ॥ध्रु.॥
 हिरयासारिका दिसे शिरगोळा । पारखी ते डोळां न पाहाती ॥2॥
 देऊनियां भिंग कामाविलें मोतीं । पारखिया हातीं घेतां नये ॥3॥
 तुका ह्मणे काय नटोनियां व्यर्थ । आपुलें हें चित्त आपणा ग्वाही ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A copper coin will not pass for true currency, no matter how far you carry it. Actions that do not satisfy the wise are worthless; one must win the approval of the elders. Glass may look like a diamond, but experts will not give it a second glance. A false pearl made with a coating cannot pass through a jeweler's hands. Says Tuka, what use is dressing up in vain? Your own conscience is your true witness.
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