Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 2518

A man should not take wages without rendering service; when his master finds out the truth, he will chastise such conduct. If we desire what is beyond our due, our face will be blackened with shame. Tuka gives warning, but, see, the people have no shame.

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