Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1081

Bad man stinks like poison: avoid him! Hear my words, you that are good: avoid him! Speak not to him! A bad man is filthy within; his speech is like the impurity of a woman. Dread a bad man as you dread that; he runs about like a mad dog. A good man dwells not with a bad man; I bid you flee from his country. Tuka says, How often must I tell you? A bad man is hell incarnate.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents