Religion
The Hypocrite: I
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
His speech — the hypocrite's — is well and fair,
But all his thought is how he can ensnare.
He outwardly appears a godly man;
In truth he is a very ruffian.
His forehead-mark, his beads, a saint denote,
But in the darkness he would cut your throat.
Ay, Tuka says, a very scoundrel he;
The pains of Yama wait him certainly.
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Tukaram. “The Hypocrite: I.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/74/.
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Tukaram. “The Hypocrite: I.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/74/.
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