Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 1133

When raw thieves go forth to steal, they be-
have in strangers’ houses as though they
were in their own. They gain nothing and get
themselves into trouble; they lose their ears and
hands and feet. A foolish fellow succeeds in
nothing; to him the injuries he receives are plea-

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