Jinabhai was very clever in his studies. He always stood first in every class, all through his career. He won many prizes. Sometimes dull or lazy students would sit beside Jinabhai with a hope of copying his exercises. Some bullies would threaten Jina : "When you have done all the questions you had better tell us the answers." Jina laughed, and said : "Alright, I will tell you. I will tilt my slate so that you can see everything I have written."
Whenever the teacher set any problem, Jinabhai solved it immediately, and would turn his slate upside down. All those around him who had neglected their previous lessons, would ask in a whisper : "What is the answer ?" But Jinabhai kept silent.
One day some of the boys threatened him : "Jina, show us your slate; otherwise we will beat you up." But Jina was not frightened because he had a good reason for not showing. He said, "If my answer is wrong, then your answer will also be wrong."
Whenever other students succeeded in copying his work, Jinabhai did not like it. He would tell them off : "It is wrong to copy. By copying you are cheating God."
Thus Jinabhai always insisted that others should learn by working hard, and should not cheat. It is a sin to copy. We should remember these words of Jinabhai whenever we are tempted to copy from others.