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10: lUx hrwmI

The ungrateful

coru gieAw Gir swh dY Gr AMdir viVAw ]

choru gaiaa ghari saah dai ghar andari varhiaa.

A thief entered the house of a rich person.

kuCw kUxY Bwldw caubwry ciVHAw ]

kouchhaa koonai bhaaladaa chaoubaaray charhhiaa.

Carefully watching the four corners he came to the upper room.

suienw rupw pMf bMinH AglweI AiVAw ]

suinaa roupaa pand bannhi agalaaee arhiaa.

He gathered the money and gold and tied them in a bundle; but still his greed delayed him.

loB lhir hlkwieAw lUx hWfw PiVAw ]

lobh lahari halakaaiaa loon haandaa dharhiaa.

Getting impatient in greed he caught hold of a salt-pot.

cuKku lY ky ciKAw iqsu kKu n KiVAw ]

choukhaku lai kay chakhiaa tisu kakhu n kharhiaa.

A bit of it he took out and tasted; he left every thing there and came, out.

lUx hrwmI gunhgwru DVu DMmV DiVAw ]10]

loon haraamee gounahagaaru dharhu dhanmarh dharhiaa ||10||

That thief also knew, that an ungrateful person is beaten like a drum (in the Lord's court).