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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.