I spoke in the full confidence that some would come to seek their advantage. These are no hesitating words, no tricks to please people. For God’s sake I toiled to set my words in order. Take no offence, says Tuka, only stay awake!
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 1412
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents