14: dubwjrw suDrdw nhIN

Dual-minded never improves

duKIAw dustu dubwjrw bgul smwiD rhY iek tMgw ]

doukheeaa dousatu doubaajaraa bagul samaadhi rahai ik tangaa.

An evil and dual-minded person suffers like the crane standing on one leg.

bjr pwp n auqrin Guit Guit jIAW Kwie ivic gMgw ]

bajar paap n outarani ghouti ghouti jeeaan khaai vichi gangaa.

Standing in Ganges, it strangulates creatures to eat them and its sins are never washed out.

qIrQ nwvY qUMbVI qir qir qnu DovY kir nMgw ]

teerad naavai toonbarhee tari tari tanu dhovai kari nagaa.

Colocynth may swim naked and bath at one pilgrimage centre after another,

mn ivic vsY kwlkUtu Brmu n auqrY krmu kuFMgw ]

man vichi vasai kaalakootu bharamu n outarai karamu kuddhangaa.

But its action are so crooked that the poison in its heart never goes.

vrmI mwrI nw mrY bYTw jwie pqwil BuieAMgw ]

varamee maaree naa marai baitdaa jaai pataali bhuiangaa.

Beating the hole of a snake does not kill it, for it remains (safe) in the nether world.

hsqI nIir nvwlIAY inkil Kyh aufwey AMgw ]

hasatee neeri navaaleeai nikali khayh udaaay angaa.

The elephant coming out of water after a bath, again blows dust around its limbs.

dUjw Bwau suAwau n cMgw ]14]

doojaa bhaau suaaao n changaa ||14||

The sense of duality is not at all a good sense.