Should one unwittingly break a vow,
penance does somewhat avail him; should
he break it wittingly, there shall cling to him a
coating that cannot be stirred; the horrors of hell
await him. Now should a man refuse to hear a
preacher, to teach him is a sinless no less. What
shall I do? God has set me speaking; else, had
I been silent, what purpose of mine had been
thwarted? Tuka says to mankind, Weigh the
matter well and do what pleases yourselves.
penance does somewhat avail him; should
he break it wittingly, there shall cling to him a
coating that cannot be stirred; the horrors of hell
await him. Now should a man refuse to hear a
preacher, to teach him is a sinless no less. What
shall I do? God has set me speaking; else, had
I been silent, what purpose of mine had been
thwarted? Tuka says to mankind, Weigh the
matter well and do what pleases yourselves.