A wise man cannot catch holds of a sinful person and forcibly make him pious. When seriously urged to act piously the sinful only act with hypocrisy, moved by fear.
न तु कश्चिन्नयेत् प्राज्ञो गृहीत्वैव करे नरम्। उच्यमानस्तु धर्मेण धर्मलोकभयच्छले॥