Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3530

As children tie a string to a bee’s foot, so you
will find yourself tied up; then who will set
you free? Men tie a monkey by a string, and
march him round from door to door. Tuka says,
See how yon captive bear goes coughing along.

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