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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 8.19.42

అథైతత్ పూర్ణమభ్యాత్మం యచ్చ నేత్యనృతం వచ: । సర్వం నేత్యనృతం బ్రూయాత్ స దుష్కీర్తి: శ్వసన్మృత: ॥ ౪౨ ॥
athaitat pūrṇam abhyātmaṁ
[athaitat poornam abhyaatmam]
yac ca nety anṛtaṁ vacaḥ
[yach cha nety anritam vachah]
sarvaṁ nety anṛtaṁ brūyāt
[sarvam nety anritam brooyaat]
sa duṣkīrtiḥ śvasan mṛtaḥ
[sa dushkeertih shvasan mritah]
atha — therefore etat — that pūrṇam — completely abhyātmam — drawing the compassion of others by presenting oneself as always poverty-stricken yat — that ca — also na — not iti — thus anṛtam — false vacaḥ — words sarvam — completely na — not iti — thus anṛtam — falsity brūyāt — who should say saḥ — such a person duṣkīrtiḥ — infamous śvasan — while breathing or while alive mṛtaḥ — is dead or should be killed.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
athaitat pūrṇam abhyātmaṁ
atha
therefore
yac ca nety anṛtaṁ vacaḥ
etat
that
pūrṇam
completely
abhyātmam
drawing the compassion of others by presenting oneself as always poverty-stricken
yat
that
ca
also
na
not
iti
thus
sarvaṁ nety anṛtaṁ brūyāt
anṛtam
false
sa duṣkīrtiḥ śvasan mṛtaḥ
vacaḥ
words
sarvam
completely
na
not
iti
thus
anṛtam
falsity
brūyāt
who should say
saḥ
such a person
duṣkīrtiḥ
infamous
śvasan
while breathing or while alive
mṛtaḥ
is dead or should be killed.
Therefore, the safe course is to say no. Although it is a falsehood, it protects one completely, it draws the compassion of others toward oneself, and it gives one full facility to collect money from others for oneself. Nonetheless, if one always pleads that he has nothing, he is condemned, for he is a dead body while living, or while still breathing he should be killed.

Beggars always present themselves as possessing nothing, and this may be very good for them because in this way they are assured of not losing their money and of always drawing the attention and compassion of others for the sake of collection. But this is also condemned. If one purposely continues this professional begging, he is supposed to be dead while breathing, or, according to another interpretation, such a man of falsity should be killed while still breathing. The Vedic injunction in this regard is as follows: athaitat pūrṇam abhyātmaṁ yan neti sa yat sarvaṁ neti brūyāt pāpikāsya kīrtir jāyate. sainaṁ tatraiva hanyāt. If one continuously poses himself as possessing nothing and collects money by begging, he should be killed ( sainaṁ tatraiva hanyāt ).

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He who tells a lie and refuses to give does not deplete his wealth and attracts others’ wealth. But the person who always lies becomes infamous, and though breathing, is a dead man. Therefore saying “no” is perfect, since then one will not deplete one’s wealth. It will also draw others’ wealth to you (abhyātmam). One who always says that he has nothing and that he is suffering draws others’ wealth to him by that lie. This is well known. “Does that mean I can always lie, like drinking nectar?” No, such a person is condemned. Śruti says the same as the above verse: athaitat pūrṇam abhyātmaṁ ya neti sa yat sarvaṁ neti bruyāt pāpikāsya kīrtir jāyate sainam tatraiva hanyāt.
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