15: Blw burw
Good and bad
Blw suBwau mjIT dw shY Avtxu rMgu cVHwey ]
bhalaa soubhaau majeetd daa sahai avatanu rangu charhhaaay.
The nature of madder is gentle; it bears the heat but dyes others in fast colour.
gMnw kolU pIVIAY ttir pieAw imTwsu vDwey ]
gannaa koloo peerheeai tatari paiaa mitdaasu vadhaaay.
Sugarcane is first crushed in crusher and then put on fire in a cauldron where it further increases its sweetness when baking soda is put into it.
quMmy AMimRqu isMjIAY kauVqx dI bwix n jwey ]
tounmay anmritu sinjeeai kaurhatan dee baani n jaaay.
Colocynth even if irrigated with nectar, does not shed its bitterness.
Avgux kIqy gux krY Blw n Avgux iciq vswey ]
avagoun keetay goun karai bhalaa n avaganu chiti vasaaay.
A noble person does not adopt demerits in his heart and does good to the evil doer.
guxu kIqy Aauguxu krY burw n mMn AMdir gux pwey ]
gounu keetay aougounu karai buraa n mann andari goun paaay.
But the evil doer does not adopt virutues in his heart, and does evil to the benevolent.
jo bIjY soeI Plu Kwey ]15]
jo beejai soee phalu khaaay ||15||
One reaps what one sows.