Good and Bad.ts

Both good and bad the patient earth sustains
To cheer them both the sun impartial glows
On both the balmy wind refreshing blows
On both at ones the God Parjanya rains.

Not even here on earth are blest,
unrighteous men who thrive by wrong
And guileful arts who bold and strong
with cruel spite the weak molest.

Though goodness only brings distress
Let none that hallowed path forsake
mark what reverses overtake
The wicked after brief success.

not all at once the earth her fruits
Produces; so unrighteousness
But slowly works yet not the less
At length the sinner quiet uproots

At first though wrong he grows in strength
He sees good days and overthrows.
In strife triumphant, all his foes
But justice strikes him down at length.

Yes retribution comes though slow
for if the man himself go free.
His sons shall then the victims be,
Or else his grand sons feel the blow.

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Those noblemen who falsehood dread,
In wealth and glory ever grow
As flames with greater brightness glow
With oil in ceaseless flow when fed.

But like to flames with water drenched
Which faintly flickering die away
So liare day by day decay
till all their lustre soon is quenched.

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As far and wide the vernal breeze
sweet odours waft from blooming trees
So top the great savour speeds
to distant land of virtuous deeds

As one expert in daring feats
Athwarta pit a sword who lays
And walking on its edge essays
The chasm to cross but soon retreats

With cries afraid to fall below
And trembling stands upon the brink
So let a man from false hood shrink
And guard himself from future woe.